Forasteiro Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Forasteiro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 167 | 1:1,281,882 | 43,935 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Forasteiro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forasteiro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forasteiro has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forasteiro? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,328,442nd most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Forasteiro occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Forasteiro live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Luso-South America.
The surname Forasteiro is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 1,281,882. In Brazil Forasteiro is most numerous in: Minas Gerais, where 40 percent are found, São Paulo, where 30 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent are found. Other than Brazil this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forastero | 95 | 2,963 | / |
| Forastiero | 90 | 783 | / |
| Forasteros | 90 | 197 | / |
| Foresteiro | 90 | 2 | / |
| Forrastero | 90 | 1 | / |
| Forasteira | 90 | 1 | / |
| Foratero | 89 | 1 | / |
| Forestero | 84 | 9 | / |
| Foratiero | 84 | 2 | / |
| Forateros | 84 | 1 | / |
| Forestiero | 80 | 1,283 | / |
| Forastiera | 80 | 2 | / |
| Forattiero | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faratero | 78 | 1 | / |
| Faratiero | 74 | 1 | / |
| Forresterrho | 73 | 2 | / |
| Varesteiro | 70 | 3 | / |
| Voratira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ferastara | 63 | 62 | / |
| Vorateera | 63 | 1 | / |
| Varatera | 56 | 19 | / |
| Faratara | 56 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forasteiro
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