Figuera Surname
Approximately 37,557 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameFiguera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 34,644 | 1:872 | 167 |
| Spain | 893 | 1:52,354 | 4,858 |
| Argentina | 486 | 1:87,949 | 7,408 |
| United States | 399 | 1:908,418 | 68,362 |
| Philippines | 336 | 1:301,304 | 42,706 |
| Italy | 151 | 1:405,011 | 45,150 |
| Uruguay | 144 | 1:23,832 | 2,775 |
| Brazil | 124 | 1:1,726,406 | 56,376 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 71 | 1:19,211 | 2,278 |
| Cuba | 55 | 1:209,504 | 4,357 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Colombia | 32 | 1:1,492,940 | 10,821 |
| Guyana | 18 | 1:42,346 | 4,061 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Andorra | 15 | 1:5,589 | 1,076 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
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.
- prifigueiraFiguera Demographics
Average Figuera Salary in
United States
$34,186 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Figuera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Figuera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Figuera (Russian: Фигуэра) is held by more people in Venezuela than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Figuera? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,832nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 194,040 people. The last name Figuera occurs mostly 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 common first name in the world It is held by 16 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Venezuela, where it is held by 34,644 people, or 1 in 872. In Venezuela Figuera is most frequent in: Anzoátegui, where 23 percent reside, Bolívar, where 18 percent reside and Monagas, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Venezuela this last name exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 2 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.
Figuera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Figuera has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Figuera surname rose 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Figuera Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Figuera last name are 40.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.75% registered to vote for the political 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
Figuera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Figuera in the Russian language | ||
| Фигуэра | figuera | - |
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Footnotes
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