Frerreira Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Frerreira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Frerreira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Frerreira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Frerreira is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Frerreira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frerreira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Frerreira is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Frerreira is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Frerreira live; 77 percent live in South America and 73 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Frerreira is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 11,267,070. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 21 percent reside, Bahia, where 16 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frereira946/
Frerrera941/
Freereira892/
Frerira881/
Frerera880/
Frerarea820/
Frerraro712/
Frererich671/
Frereros591/
Frairara590/

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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
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  • 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 Frerreira
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