Morteira Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Morteira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 104 | 1:410,994 | 31,358 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Paraguay | 13 | 1:556,673 | 7,036 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Morteira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morteira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Morteira is found in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Morteira click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morteira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Morteira is the 1,428,594th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Morteira is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Morteira are found; 93 percent are found in South America and 69 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.
It is most widely held in Argentina, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 410,994. In Argentina it is most prevalent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 75 percent live, Entre Ríos Province, where 16 percent live and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 4 percent live. Apart from Argentina Morteira occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 15 percent live and Paraguay, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortera | 93 | 6,262 | / |
| Mortira | 93 | 6 | / |
| Murteira | 88 | 1,079 | / |
| Morterra | 88 | 75 | / |
| Morteyra | 88 | 23 | / |
| Morteiro | 88 | 12 | / |
| Morthera | 88 | 6 | / |
| Morteras | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mortiera | 88 | 1 | / |
| Morterau | 88 | 1 | / |
| Marteira | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mourterat | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moortirai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mortara | 80 | 2,332 | / |
| Mortero | 80 | 471 | / |
| Martera | 80 | 85 | / |
| Martira | 80 | 59 | / |
| Mertira | 80 | 10 | / |
| Murtera | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mertera | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mêrtira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mortire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morterá | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mortery | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mortiere | 75 | 52 | / |
| Mortoire | 75 | 37 | / |
| Murtirah | 75 | 31 | / |
| Morteyro | 75 | 19 | / |
| Mertiraj | 75 | 16 | / |
| Martirah | 75 | 16 | / |
| Morteros | 75 | 9 | / |
| Murttira | 75 | 3 | / |
| Murteiro | 75 | 3 | / |
| Marteiro | 75 | 2 | / |
| Martiraj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Marterra | 75 | 2 | / |
| Marthera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mortirey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mortirez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mortirzo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mourterou | 71 | 23 | / |
| Mourterot | 71 | 20 | / |
| Murthiraj | 71 | 17 | / |
| Mortijero | 71 | 2 | / |
| Murtiyara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Martierra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Martire | 67 | 6,645 | / |
| Mortari | 67 | 2,394 | / |
| Martiri | 67 | 442 | / |
| Mortaro | 67 | 428 | / |
| Murtara | 67 | 78 | / |
| Martiro | 67 | 50 | / |
| Mortare | 67 | 25 | / |
| Martere | 67 | 23 | / |
| Marteri | 67 | 16 | / |
| Martero | 67 | 11 | / |
| Martara | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mártire | 67 | 6 | / |
| Martiré | 67 | 5 | / |
| Martiry | 67 | 2 | / |
| Martyra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murtire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Martery | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Morteira
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