Melgueira Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Melgueira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| France | 52 | 1:1,277,360 | 130,443 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
Melgueira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melgueira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melgueira is found most frequently in Portugal. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melgueira? popularity and diffusion
Melgueira is the 1,497,948th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name Melgueira occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Melgueira reside; 41 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 41 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
Melgueira is most commonly occurring in Portugal, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 182,776. Outside of Portugal Melgueira exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 37 percent reside and Brazil, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melgueiras | 95 | 8 | / |
| Melguera | 94 | 1 | / |
| Melgueiro | 89 | 1,810 | / |
| Melqueira | 89 | 3 | / |
| Melguiras | 89 | 1 | / |
| Melgueiros | 84 | 45 | / |
| Melguero | 82 | 97 | / |
| Melgerai | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mlgueiro | 82 | 1 | / |
| Melqueiro | 78 | 5 | / |
| Melgara | 75 | 3,613 | / |
| Mellingera | 74 | 3 | / |
| Mlengera | 71 | 687 | / |
| Melgaras | 71 | 5 | / |
| Melgerei | 71 | 2 | / |
| Melgerho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melcquirraj | 70 | 1 | / |
| Melgajero | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mlqueiros | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melgaro | 63 | 12 | / |
| Milgara | 63 | 2 | / |
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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
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- 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 Melgueira
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