Figueredo Surname

4,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Figueredo Surname User-submission:

This family comes from a knight of Goda origin named Guesto Ansur. He was born at Lafões district, on the times of King of Asturias, Maugerato, who reigned between 783 and 788 a.C.

This knight released some maidens who were led by the Moors for payment of annual tribute of 100 noble maidens, destined to the king of Cordoba as vassal agreement made with Maugerato.

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Figueredo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil32,7501:6,537456
Cuba26,6481:43276
Paraguay26,3751:27461
Venezuela18,1191:1,667301
Argentina11,9411:3,580437
Colombia5,8871:8,115966
Angola5,3241:5,069714
United States2,5921:139,83814,561
Uruguay2,3951:1,433170
Bolivia2,2931:4,630661
Spain2,0451:22,8622,449
Peru1,4581:21,8002,489
France2381:279,08742,874
India1891:4,058,547109,634
Portugal1511:68,9953,598
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Ecuador1281:124,2646,663
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Guatemala891:180,7043,658
Chile711:248,1197,493
Mexico571:2,177,65319,559
Guyana401:19,0562,431
Andorra331:2,541482
England291:1,921,31276,208
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
São Tomé and Príncipe241:7,393515
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Panama151:260,8176,584
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Gibraltar61:5,659991
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
East Timor11:1,215,928507
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Figuerêdo (26) are calculated separately.

Figueredo (2,516) may also be a first name.

Figueredo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This family comes from a knight of Goda origin named Guesto Ansur. He was born at Lafões district, on the times of King of Asturias, Maugerato, who reigned between 783 and 788 a.C.

This knight released some maidens who were led by the Moors for payment of annual tribute of 100 noble maidens, destined to the king of Cordoba as vassal agreement made with Maugerato.The release of the maidens took place in a fig orchard, also said "figueiral" or "figueiredo" where the liberator, broken weapons, poured himself a fig branch in the manner of mace. This event led to the site passes to be known as "Figueiredo das Donas", current parish in the Vouzela council.Guesto Ansur, whose name sometimes appears also spelled Goesto Ansures fell in love with one of the freed and both come from the Figueiredos.Soeiro Martins de Figueiredo is the first of its name, having lived in the reigns of Alfonso II of Portugal, Sancho II of Portugal and Afonso III of Portugal, and, around 1260, donated to the Monastery of Santa Cruz de Coimbra certain farms for birthdays.

- miraidensetsu

There's a town in the north of Spain, in Cataluña called Figueres. It's the place where the famous surrealist painter, Salvador Dali was born. It's all I know about my last name, and that my great grandfather was originally from France, although he emigrated to Argentina in the early 20th century.

- enfig

Figueredo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Figueredo (Marathi: िफगुरेडो) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Figuerêdo. Click here to see other potential spellings of Figueredo.

How Common Is The Last Name Figueredo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,033rd most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 52,266 people. The surname Figueredo is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Figueredo are found; 73 percent are found in South America and 23 percent are found in Luso-South America. Figueredo is also the 147,094th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 2,516 people.

The last name Figueredo is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 32,750 people, or 1 in 6,537. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Bahia, where 21 percent are found, São Paulo, where 15 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil this last name is found in 73 countries. It is also common in Cuba, where 19 percent are found and Paraguay, where 19 percent are found.

Figueredo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Figueredo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Figueredo last name rose 86,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Figueredo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Figueredo last name are 37.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.73% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Figueredo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 15.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,470 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.06% more than the national average, earning $23,398,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning $42,506 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.5% more than the national average, earning $61,856 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Figueredo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Figueredo in the Marathi language
िफगुरेडोiphaguredo66.67
फीगेरडोphigerado33.33

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