Fiúza Surname
Approximately 397 people bear this surname
Fiúza Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from Fiuza, meaning 'trust' from the Latin word fiducia. It is said that a Syrian family changed their last name to match their pawnshop or money lending business when moving to Italy.
Fiúza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 349 | 1:29,852 | 1,897 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
The alternate forms: Fiuza (19,131) & Fíuza (1) are calculated separately.
Fiúza Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from Fiuza, meaning 'trust' from the Latin word fiducia. It is said that a Syrian family changed their last name to match their pawnshop or money lending business when moving to Italy.
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Where Does The Last Name Fiúza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fiúza occurs most in Portugal. It can appear in the variant forms: Fiuza or Fíuza. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fiúza? popularity and diffusion
Fiúza is the 730,373rd most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Fiúza are found; 88 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 88 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 29,852. Aside from Portugal this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
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Footnotes
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