Igreja Surname

186,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Igreja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igreja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1,1231:9,277815
Brazil8171:262,02510,072
France1551:428,53462,172
Angola491:550,8002,323
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
England31:18,572,686338,250
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Igreja (281) may also be a first name.

Igreja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igreja has its highest incidence in Portugal. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Igreja? popularity and diffusion

Igreja is the 186,661st most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 3,213,204 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Igreja reside; 50 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 528,876th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 281 people.

Igreja is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is borne by 1,123 people, or 1 in 9,277. Beside Portugal Igreja is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 36 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Igreja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Igreja surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Igreja earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.46% more than the national average, earning $46,368 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.27% less than the national average, earning $49,551 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igrejas92467/
Igreija927/
Igrejaz921/
Ingreja921/
Igrea911/
Egreja83203/
Igresa835/
Igrejo831/
Ingreji7781/
Egrejas7775/
Igresas772/
Igray7312/
Igrie735/
Igree735/
Egrea731/
Igrey731/
Ingrey67611/
Igrisa67481/
Egreji6723/
Gigray6714/
Igrais6710/
Ingrau678/
Igriza675/
Ingray674/
Jigray673/
Iogrie673/
Iogrei671/
Aigrie671/
Aigray671/
Igreso671/
Egread671/
Higrey671/
Ingroj671/

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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 Igreja
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