Figuera Surname

14,832nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Figuera Surname User-submission:

My grandpa always told me our surname had been changed when his parents came from Italy, but we found his Italian registers that proves he was born a Figuera, in Trento, Italy. We have also found his name listed in the ship that took him here.

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Figuera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela34,6441:872167
Spain8931:52,3544,858
Argentina4861:87,9497,408
United States3991:908,41868,362
Philippines3361:301,30442,706
Italy1511:405,01145,150
Uruguay1441:23,8322,775
Brazil1241:1,726,40656,376
Trinidad and Tobago711:19,2112,278
Cuba551:209,5044,357
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
France381:1,747,966156,445
Colombia321:1,492,94010,821
Guyana181:42,3464,061
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Andorra151:5,5891,076
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Macau11:601,6301,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Figuera (16) may also be a first name.

Figuera Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

My grandpa always told me our surname had been changed when his parents came from Italy, but we found his Italian registers that proves he was born a Figuera, in Trento, Italy. We have also found his name listed in the ship that took him here. We looked it up and found out that our surname is original from Spain, they were Sephardi Jews who were expelled during Isabel and Fernando's reign.

- prifigueira

Figuera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Figuera (Russian: Фигуэра) is found most frequently in Venezuela. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Figuera click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Figuera? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,832nd most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 194,040 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Figuera reside; 93 percent reside in South America and 91 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Figuera is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 16 people.

The surname Figuera is most widely held in Venezuela, where it is borne by 34,644 people, or 1 in 872. In Venezuela it is mostly found in: Anzoátegui, where 23 percent reside, Bolívar, where 18 percent reside and Monagas, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Venezuela this last name is found in 47 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 2 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Figuera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Figuera has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Figuera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Figuera surname are 40.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Figuera earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $22,293,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 20.77% less than the national average, earning $34,186 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Figueira9398,053/
Figueras9314,818/
Figuerra93519/
Figueyra9320/
Figuerea9313/
Figuerau9311/
Figueraz938/
Figueray934/
Fuiguera932/
Figueara931/
Figuerad931/
Figuerat931/
Figuetra931/
Ffiguera931/
Figera9225/
Figueiras887,463/
Figuerras8822/
Figueyras8816/
Figuereau8811/
Fuigueira884/
Fiqgueira882/
Figueirea882/
Fuigueras881/
Figuerasz881/
Figuerrra881/
Fighueroa881/
Figueiraa881/
Figuero861,823/
Figeroa861,278/
Fighera86851/
Feguera8629/
Fiquera8623/
Figuira8614/
Figeras869/
Figiera868/
Figueró866/
Figerra862/
Figvera861/
Figueireas821/
Fihgueiras821/
Figueiro805,711/
Fighiera80430/
Figueiró80243/
Figueros80120/
Fiqueira8093/
Figgeroa8049/
Feguerra8044/
Figuerou8019/
Figieroa8018/
Fegueira8016/
Figveroa8013/
Fegueras8013/
Figueroy8012/
Fuigeroa8010/
Figuerod809/
Figueroz809/
Ficueroa807/
Figuerro805/
Figueroo805/
Figuiras805/
Figerroa804/
Figueroh803/
Figerioa802/
Figeruoa802/
Figheira802/
Figueroi801/
Phiguera801/
Figveras801/
Figguero801/
Figheroa801/
Figeroha801/
Figueirô801/
Fygueera801/
Figueyro801/
Fiqueras801/
Fuiguero801/
Figuerot801/
Figveira801/
Figuearo800/
Vigera7751/
Figero7730/
Figira775/
Fegera773/
Figueiros7515/
Fiqueiroa755/
Fiqueiras754/
Figueirou754/
Feguerras754/
Figueiroz752/
Figueroux751/
Figerou71136/
Feghera7184/
Viquera7131/
Pfigira7112/
Feguira7111/
Fiquero718/
Fegeroa716/
Feguero714/
Figerod714/
Figaira713/
Fegerau712/
Figiroa712/
Fiquira712/
Ficuero711/
Figiero711/
Figuiro711/
Fegeras711/
Phigera711/
Fegerra710/
Viqueira672,000/
Viquiera67572/
Figeroux67124/
Pfigirai6767/
Feguiras6756/
Figeroid6726/
Fiqueiro6721/
Figairas6717/
Viqueyra6715/
Viquerra6712/
Vigereau677/
Fisquira677/
Fequeroa674/
Faigeiro674/
Figereid672/
Fequeira672/
Fequiera672/
Fegueiro672/
Feguirra672/
Ficuerou671/
Viqueera671/
Vicquera671/
Figerous671/
Feugeray671/
Fequerra671/
Fiquiroa671/
Feuggera670/

Figuera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Figuera in the Russian language
Фигуэраfiguera-

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