Neira Surname
Approximately 85,767 people bear this surname
Neira Surname Definition:
Found in Galicia, Leon, Estremadura, and Andalusia. Name of village near Lugo. Of unknown etymology and meaning.
"Neira" is a dialectical variation of the Basque "nerea" meaning fern.
A Galician name.
Neira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 24,393 | 1:722 | 161 |
| Peru | 16,410 | 1:1,937 | 321 |
| Colombia | 16,075 | 1:2,972 | 523 |
| Ecuador | 7,516 | 1:2,116 | 370 |
| Spain | 6,560 | 1:7,127 | 883 |
| Argentina | 6,264 | 1:6,824 | 684 |
| United States | 2,261 | 1:160,309 | 16,315 |
| Venezuela | 1,742 | 1:17,339 | 1,317 |
| Mexico | 1,581 | 1:78,511 | 3,313 |
| Nicaragua | 575 | 1:10,471 | 741 |
| Brazil | 497 | 1:430,733 | 16,340 |
| Cuba | 295 | 1:39,060 | 1,777 |
| Uruguay | 294 | 1:11,673 | 1,317 |
| Canada | 150 | 1:245,637 | 23,369 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| Bolivia | 127 | 1:83,594 | 3,552 |
| Panama | 95 | 1:41,182 | 2,154 |
| France | 89 | 1:746,323 | 92,306 |
| Paraguay | 79 | 1:91,604 | 2,196 |
| Philippines | 72 | 1:1,406,086 | 101,646 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Andorra | 35 | 1:2,395 | 459 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Italy | 28 | 1:2,184,167 | 91,195 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Costa Rica | 26 | 1:183,849 | 2,454 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| El Salvador | 19 | 1:333,889 | 2,514 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Honduras | 11 | 1:801,495 | 4,197 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
The alternate forms: Neíra (1), Neirà (1), Neirá (1), Neirä (1) & Ñeira (1) are calculated separately.
Neira (7,232) may also be a first name.
Neira Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found in Galicia, Leon, Estremadura, and Andalusia. Name of village near Lugo. Of unknown etymology and meaning.
"Neira" is a dialectical variation of the Basque "nerea" meaning fern.
A Galician name.
Neira Demographics
Average Male Neira Height
171.73 cm
Average Female Neira Height
161.64 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Neira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Neira (Arabic: نييرا, Georgian: ნეირა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻳﺮﺓ, Russian: Неира) is most common in Chile. It may also be found as: Neíra, Neirà, Neirá, Neirä or Ñeira. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Neira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,583rd most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 84,969 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Neira live; 86 percent live in South America and 36 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Neira is also the 75,986th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 7,232 people.
The last name Neira is most commonly held in Chile, where it is carried by 24,393 people, or 1 in 722. In Chile Neira is most numerous in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 32 percent are found, Bío Bío Region, where 32 percent are found and Araucanía Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Chile Neira exists in 72 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 19 percent are found and Colombia, where 19 percent are found.
Neira Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Neira surname are 40.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.17% registered with the party.
The amount Neira earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.86% less than the national average, earning 256,597 kr per year; in Peru they earn 11.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,600 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.14% more than the national average, earning $25,457,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.12% less than the national average, earning $40,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning $48,898 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Neira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Neira in the Georgian language | ||
| ნეირა | neira | - |
| Neira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻳﺮﺓ | alnayrt | - |
| Neira in the Russian language | ||
| Неира | neira | - |
| Neira in the Arabic language | ||
| نييرا | nyyra | - |
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