Loureiro Surname

5,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil34,6891:6,171441
Mozambique22,2471:1,225299
Portugal20,4851:50987
Angola11,2401:2,401402
Spain4,1741:11,2011,311
France1,7141:38,7534,823
United States1,2881:281,41226,223
Argentina1,2041:35,5012,966
Uruguay3761:9,1271,027
Canada3131:117,71812,450
Switzerland2491:32,9844,852
England2031:274,47321,519
Venezuela1761:171,6145,022
South Africa1421:381,53334,124
Germany1231:654,51651,119
Mexico1021:1,216,92414,589
Peru821:387,61112,644
Cuba761:151,6153,669
São Tomé and Príncipe731:2,430268
Belgium591:194,85825,672
Ecuador551:289,1978,885
Luxembourg541:10,7511,842
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Andorra281:2,994558
Cape Verde241:22,068833
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
East Timor41:303,982255
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Macau21:300,8151,009
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

- loureiro

A Portuguese toponymic, from an estate near Viseu.

- mfariacastro

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loureiros946/
Lourreiro944/
Louereiro943/
Loureiroo942/
Loreiro93891/
Lourero9318/
Lureiro933/
Louriro933/
Laureiro881,602/
Loureyro88303/
Loureira88169/
Louriero8821/
Luoreiro886/
Loureuro882/
Lourriro881/
Lorreiro881/
Looreiro881/
Lorero8651/
Lurero865/
Loriro861/
Luriro861/
Laureiros821/
Lareiro80106/
Loreira8071/
Laurero8058/
Loiriro809/
Lutrero807/
Lureira806/
Loreyro806/
Loriero804/
Lotrero803/
Lourira803/
Leurero802/
Lourera802/
Lorerro802/
Lorerzo801/
Loretro801/
Lhourerrou781/
Lauriero75254/
Leureyro7548/
Laureyro7534/
Laureira7513/
Larreiro751/
Lorera7132/
Leureyros7130/
Lorira713/
Loraro713/
Llorera671,362/
Largero679/
Liorera675/
Laurera675/
Larirou673/
Lareira673/
Lorrera673/
Lorgera671/
Larrero671/
Llorira671/
Lorerra671/
Lorzaro671/
Loratro671/

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