Lima Ferreira Surname
Approximately 2,410 people bear this surname
Lima Ferreira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2,324 | 1:92,115 | 3,467 |
| Luxembourg | 57 | 1:10,185 | 1,737 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Cape Verde | 9 | 1:58,849 | 2,149 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 6 | 1:29,570 | 1,440 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Lima Ferreira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lima Ferreira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lima Ferreira occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lima Ferreira? popularity and diffusion
Lima Ferreira is the 177,482nd most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,023,878 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Lima Ferreira reside; 96 percent reside in South America and 96 percent reside in Luso-South America.
It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 2,324 people, or 1 in 92,115. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 20 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent live and Bahia, where 11 percent live. Barring Brazil this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Luxembourg, where 2 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limaferreira | 96 | 3 | / |
| Limma Ferreira | 96 | 1 | / |
| Lima Ferrira | 96 | 1 | / |
| Lim Ferreira | 96 | 1 | / |
| Lima Ferrer | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lima Ferriera | 92 | 2 | / |
| Limi Ferreira | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lima-Ferreira | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lawma Ferreira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Luiam Ferreira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lym Ferreira | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lima Freiria | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leme Ferreira | 85 | 85 | / |
| Lami Ferreira | 85 | 2 | / |
| Lyam Ferreira | 85 | 1 | / |
| Lamy Ferreira | 85 | 1 | / |
| Lahm Ferreira | 85 | 1 | / |
| Leom Ferreira | 85 | 1 | / |
| Lima Freire | 83 | 176 | / |
| Lomeu Ferreira | 81 | 4 | / |
| Lameu Ferreira | 81 | 2 | / |
| Lameo Ferreira | 81 | 1 | / |
| Lima Ferrari | 80 | 16 | / |
| Lima Ferraro | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lima Frere | 78 | 1 | / |
| Limafreire | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lim-Ferrero | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leme Ferrari | 64 | 1 | / |
| Lauem Freire | 64 | 1 | / |
| Limverar | 57 | 1 | / |
| Leimfyrer | 55 | 4 | / |
| Limefuhrer | 52 | 1 | / |
| Lamfrer | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Lima Ferreira
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