Moreiira Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Moreiira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
Moreiira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moreiira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moreiira occurs most in Brazil. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moreiira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moreiira is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Moreiira occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Moreiira reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The surname Moreiira is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil Moreiira is most prevalent in: Goiás, where 25 percent are found, Maranhão, where 25 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 25 percent are found. Other than Brazil this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 17 percent are found and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 17 percent are found.
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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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- 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 Moreiira
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