Macaneira Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Macaneira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macaneira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Maçaneira (1) are calculated separately.

Macaneira Last Name Facts

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

Macaneira occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Maçaneira. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macaneira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Macaneira are found; 96 percent are found in South America and 96 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Macaneira is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 9,730,651. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Santa Catarina, where 55 percent live, Paraná, where 27 percent live and Rondônia, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live.

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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 Macaneira
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