Moreir Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Moreir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Moreir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moreir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moreir is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Moreir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moreir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,909,720th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Moreir reside; 93 percent reside in South America and 89 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 5,351,858. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 23 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 18 percent are found and Paraná, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Brazil this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 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
- 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 Moreir
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