Where Does The Last Name Meireles Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Meireles is most common in Brazil. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meireles? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Meireles is the 8,286^th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 106,016 people. The last name Meireles occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Meireles live; 78 percent live in South America and 77 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 683,417^th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 178 people.

The surname Meireles is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 53,189 people, or 1 in 4,025. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 16 percent live, São Paulo, where 12 percent live and Pará, where 10 percent live. Outside of Brazil it occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 12 percent live and Angola, where 8 percent live.

Meireles Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Meireles surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meireles earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.87% more than the national average, earning R 489,216 per year; in United States they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $43,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.34% more than the national average, earning $66,247 CAD per year.