Loureiro Surname
Approximately 99,350 people bear this surname
Loureiro Surname User-submission:
Loureiro is a Galician surname, which means 'laurel', a tree with a smooth trunk, thin bark, perennial, lanceolate leaves, dark green in color and with a pleasant aroma. Bay leaves have culinary and medicinal uses.
Loureiro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 34,689 | 1:6,171 | 441 |
| Mozambique | 22,247 | 1:1,225 | 299 |
| Portugal | 20,485 | 1:509 | 87 |
| Angola | 11,240 | 1:2,401 | 402 |
| Spain | 4,174 | 1:11,201 | 1,311 |
| France | 1,714 | 1:38,753 | 4,823 |
| United States | 1,288 | 1:281,412 | 26,223 |
| Argentina | 1,204 | 1:35,501 | 2,966 |
| Uruguay | 376 | 1:9,127 | 1,027 |
| Canada | 313 | 1:117,718 | 12,450 |
| Switzerland | 249 | 1:32,984 | 4,852 |
| England | 203 | 1:274,473 | 21,519 |
| Venezuela | 176 | 1:171,614 | 5,022 |
| South Africa | 142 | 1:381,533 | 34,124 |
| Germany | 123 | 1:654,516 | 51,119 |
| Mexico | 102 | 1:1,216,924 | 14,589 |
| Peru | 82 | 1:387,611 | 12,644 |
| Cuba | 76 | 1:151,615 | 3,669 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 73 | 1:2,430 | 268 |
| Belgium | 59 | 1:194,858 | 25,672 |
| Ecuador | 55 | 1:289,197 | 8,885 |
| Luxembourg | 54 | 1:10,751 | 1,842 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Andorra | 28 | 1:2,994 | 558 |
| Cape Verde | 24 | 1:22,068 | 833 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 1:723,675 | 8,089 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Loureiro (109) may also be a first name.
Loureiro Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Loureiro is a Galician surname, which means 'laurel', a tree with a smooth trunk, thin bark, perennial, lanceolate leaves, dark green in color and with a pleasant aroma. Bay leaves have culinary and medicinal uses.
- loureiroA Portuguese toponymic, from an estate near Viseu.
- mfariacastroLoureiro Demographics
Average Loureiro Salary in
United States
$51,343 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Loureiro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loureiro Come From? nationality or country of origin
Loureiro has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Loureiro? popularity and diffusion
The last name Loureiro is the 5,690th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 73,352 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Loureiro are found; 37 percent are found in South America and 35 percent are found in Luso-South America. Loureiro is also the 900,062nd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 109 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 34,689 people, or 1 in 6,171. In Brazil Loureiro is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 20 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 19 percent live and Espírito Santo, where 12 percent live. Besides Brazil this last name occurs in 71 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 22 percent live and Portugal, where 21 percent live.
Loureiro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Loureiro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Loureiro surname expanded 128,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Loureiro Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Loureiro last name are 42.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.5% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Loureiro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.98% less than the national average, earning 235,397 kr per year; in Peru they earn 11.02% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,248 per year; in South Africa they earn 80.27% more than the national average, earning R 428,388 per year; in United States they earn 18.99% more than the national average, earning $51,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.87% less than the national average, earning $49,250 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loureiros | 94 | 6 | / |
| Lourreiro | 94 | 4 | / |
| Louereiro | 94 | 3 | / |
| Loureiroo | 94 | 2 | / |
| Loreiro | 93 | 891 | / |
| Lourero | 93 | 18 | / |
| Lureiro | 93 | 3 | / |
| Louriro | 93 | 3 | / |
| Laureiro | 88 | 1,602 | / |
| Loureyro | 88 | 303 | / |
| Loureira | 88 | 169 | / |
| Louriero | 88 | 21 | / |
| Luoreiro | 88 | 6 | / |
| Loureuro | 88 | 2 | / |
| Lourriro | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lorreiro | 88 | 1 | / |
| Looreiro | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lorero | 86 | 51 | / |
| Lurero | 86 | 5 | / |
| Loriro | 86 | 1 | / |
| Luriro | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laureiros | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lareiro | 80 | 106 | / |
| Loreira | 80 | 71 | / |
| Laurero | 80 | 58 | / |
| Loiriro | 80 | 9 | / |
| Lutrero | 80 | 7 | / |
| Lureira | 80 | 6 | / |
| Loreyro | 80 | 6 | / |
| Loriero | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lotrero | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lourira | 80 | 3 | / |
| Leurero | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lourera | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lorerro | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lorerzo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Loretro | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lhourerrou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lauriero | 75 | 254 | / |
| Leureyro | 75 | 48 | / |
| Laureyro | 75 | 34 | / |
| Laureira | 75 | 13 | / |
| Larreiro | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lorera | 71 | 32 | / |
| Leureyros | 71 | 30 | / |
| Lorira | 71 | 3 | / |
| Loraro | 71 | 3 | / |
| Llorera | 67 | 1,362 | / |
| Largero | 67 | 9 | / |
| Liorera | 67 | 5 | / |
| Laurera | 67 | 5 | / |
| Larirou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lareira | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lorrera | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lorgera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Larrero | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llorira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lorerra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lorzaro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loratro | 67 | 1 | / |
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