Filgueiras Surname

51,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Filgueiras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filgueiras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil8,3031:25,7831,144
Spain7731:60,4815,490
Portugal2551:40,8562,413
Argentina1951:219,19718,043
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
Uruguay861:39,9044,565
Cuba771:149,6463,653
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
France121:5,535,227269,324
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Filgueiras Last Name Facts

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

The surname Filgueiras occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filgueiras? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 51,343rd most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 730,069 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Filgueiras live; 86 percent live in South America and 83 percent live in Luso-South America.

This last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 8,303 people, or 1 in 25,783. In Brazil Filgueiras is mostly found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 17 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 17 percent live and Bahia, where 13 percent live. Apart from Brazil this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 8 percent live and Portugal, where 3 percent live.

Filgueiras Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Filgueiras last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.91% registered with the party.

The amount Filgueiras earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 40.69% more than the national average, earning $60,706 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning $49,400 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Filgueiras
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