Figueiroa Surname

148,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Figueiroa Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from Galicia (region of Spain) where there is a language similar to Portuguese. In the Galician language and Portuguese the word, figueira, means 'fig tree'. The shield is formed by five leafs of a fig tree. Its said that the surname originates from the "Figueroa Battle".

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Figueiroa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,5561:83,7543,146
Portugal3681:28,3101,809
United States451:8,054,643356,745
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Figueirôa (149) are calculated separately.

Figueiroa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from Galicia (region of Spain) where there is a language similar to Portuguese. In the Galician language and Portuguese the word, figueira, means 'fig tree'. The shield is formed by five leafs of a fig tree. Its said that the surname originates from the "Figueroa Battle". Every year Muslims went to Catholic lands to request a hundred catholic damsels, but once the Catholic people in the north of Spain fought against Muslims in a fig tree field using branches of fig trees. The Catholic people won and the Figueroa surname was born that day.

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Figueiroa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Figueiroa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Figueiroa is found most frequently in Brazil. It may be found as: Figueirôa. Click here to see other potential spellings of Figueiroa.

How Common Is The Last Name Figueiroa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 148,377th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,445,485 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Figueiroa reside; 86 percent reside in South America and 86 percent reside in Luso-South America.

Figueiroa is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 2,556 people, or 1 in 83,754. In Brazil Figueiroa is primarily found in: Pernambuco, where 46 percent are found, São Paulo, where 18 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Brazil Figueiroa occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Figueiroa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Figueiroa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Figueiroa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.33% less than the national average, earning $29,631 USD per year.

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