Figueirôa Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Figueirôa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Figueirôa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
Portugal661:157,8526,835
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Figueiroa (2,980) are calculated separately.

Figueirôa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Figueirôa is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Figueiroa. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Figueirôa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Figueirôa live; 52 percent live in South America and 52 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname Figueirôa is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 2,780,186. In Brazil Figueirôa is most frequent in: Pernambuco, where 51 percent are found, São Paulo, where 21 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent are found. Not including Brazil this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 44 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Figueirôa
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