Linheira Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Linheira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Linheira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linheira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Linheira is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Linheira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Linheira is the 2,635,433rd most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Linheira reside; 98 percent reside in South America and 98 percent reside in Luso-South America.
This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 4,039,138. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 74 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 17 percent are found and Paraná, where 8 percent are found. Besides Brazil it occurs in one country. It is also common in Portugal, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Linheira
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