Neira Surname

6,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile24,3931:722161
Peru16,4101:1,937321
Colombia16,0751:2,972523
Ecuador7,5161:2,116370
Spain6,5601:7,127883
Argentina6,2641:6,824684
United States2,2611:160,30916,315
Venezuela1,7421:17,3391,317
Mexico1,5811:78,5113,313
Nicaragua5751:10,471741
Brazil4971:430,73316,340
Cuba2951:39,0601,777
Uruguay2941:11,6731,317
Canada1501:245,63723,369
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Bolivia1271:83,5943,552
Panama951:41,1822,154
France891:746,32392,306
Paraguay791:91,6042,196
Philippines721:1,406,086101,646
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Australia461:586,86342,409
England391:1,428,66862,556
Andorra351:2,395459
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Costa Rica261:183,8492,454
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
El Salvador191:333,8892,514
Austria191:448,18144,644
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Norway141:367,30634,015
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Finland81:687,08836,047
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neíra931/
Neirà931/
Neirá931/
Neirä931/
Ñeira931/
Neirat91206/
Neiras9140/
Neihra918/
Neiray911/
Nejira911/
Neirga911/
Neirra911/
Nira899,644/
Nera894,712/
Neirach8318/
Neirath838/
Neirras836/
Neithra831/
Neiraud831/
Neiraut831/
Neyra8033,740/
Niraj807,110/
Naira804,646/
Nehra803,630/
Nhira803,068/
Nesra802,934/
Ngira802,290/
Nirat801,832/
Nerad801,769/
Nuera801,531/
Neera801,330/
Netra801,120/
Ngera801,065/
Niras80823/
Nitra80810/
Nerat80781/
Nerza80762/
Nirza80622/
Neiro80491/
Naera80367/
Niora80338/
Neire80253/
Niera80253/
Nirah80212/
Nyera80199/
Neras80198/
Nerga80184/
Nhera80130/
Neura8097/
Noira8096/
Nisra8093/
Nerea8086/
Nerau8084/
Neara8076/
Nirai8072/
Noera8071/
Nerai8069/
Nirea8055/
Gnira8054/
Neray8052/
Nirau8050/
Nirad8046/
Neraj8040/
Nuira8038/
Nerah8033/
Nerra8030/
Nirra8026/
Neiry8025/
Niraz8023/
Niray8021/
Nirha8014/
Nihra8012/
Neiri8011/
Neraz8010/
Neroa8010/
Nirap806/
Gnera804/
Nijra804/
Nerha804/
Hnera804/
Niroa802/
Neraa802/
Niraa801/
Hnira801/
Náira801/
Nejra801/
Neirault771/
Najera73128,931/
Ngaira735,560/
Nairat733,314/
Nehara733,188/
Najira731,430/
Neeraj731,412/
Nesrat731,265/
Neyrat73928/
Nájera73759/
Nairay73707/
Nierra73695/
Niraja73601/
Nowera73586/
Neirot73570/
Noirat73554/
Netrat73511/
Nitrat73506/
Naaira73477/
Nitrap73444/
Nejiro73429/
Nayera73420/
Nisrad73415/
Nerash73407/
Nierga73317/
Nirait73307/
Ngeera73225/
Neuray73214/
Noiray73200/
Nethra73162/
Neraud73158/
Nayira73143/
Nawera73129/
Naerga73122/
Nyerai73117/
Nheera73115/
Neraja73113/
Neiros73110/
Nairah7397/
Neraas7387/
Neradt7380/
Nirahu7370/
Nirach7369/
Neurad7363/
Nyerga7363/
Nitray7362/
Nisrat7360/
Nuirat7360/
Nehrai7359/
Neuraz7358/
Nyiara7357/
Neires7355/
Neirou7348/
Nejera7341/
Neutra7339/
Niyara7333/
Ngirau7333/
Neiret7332/
Nirash7330/
Nereha7330/
Ngoira7328/
Nnerau7328/
Nearad7325/
Nerach7324/
Nheiry7321/
Nitrai7320/
Nitras7320/
Neitro7317/
Nàjera7317/
Neuire7317/
Niraya7316/
Nairaj7316/
Neyara7315/
Nejara7315/
Nyiera7314/
Naitra7313/
Nearat7313/
Neyras7313/
Nijara7312/
Nairas7312/
Noisra7312/
Nherat7312/
Nirzai7312/
Nhirah7310/
Neerad7310/
Nujira7310/
Nheraj7310/
Naisra739/
Neerat738/
Naiara738/
Neeraz738/
Neeras737/
Naiera737/
Gneiri737/
Netrad737/
N'Yera737/
Nerahu736/
Ngirai736/
Nhaera735/
Nuyira735/
Nairra735/
Neihro735/
Nuitra734/
Hneiro734/
Neirro734/
Neerza734/
Ngerga734/
Nihrat734/
Nieyra734/
Niyera734/
Nhaira734/
Naiyra733/
Nijera733/
Nouera733/
Neiris733/
Nágera733/
Nijira733/
Neraut733/
Ngiray733/
Noirau733/
Nojera733/
Neiriz733/
Neirys733/
Nujera732/
Ngoera732/
Nerrad732/
Neetra732/
Nairai732/
Neroha732/
Nerray732/
Noiras732/
Gnerra732/
Neyrra732/
Nairga732/
Nierza732/
Nuerra732/
Noirai732/
Ngerah732/
Nehray732/
Naerra731/
N'Gera731/
Nyjera731/
Nehraa731/
Nehraj731/
Nehras731/
Netraz731/
Nijhra731/
Nijora731/
Neyera731/
Neyraa731/
Nejiri731/
Neraat731/
Nerais731/
Nerzay731/
Niehra731/
Nherea731/
Nheura731/
Nhiray731/
Noerra731/
Niraha731/
Niraij731/
Niraut731/
Neeray731/
Noeraa731/
Nairau731/
Niorai731/
Noirah731/
Nairap731/
Naiura731/
Neioro731/
Neirez731/
Neraux731/
Neraya731/
Nerrat731/
Ngnera731/
Ngnira731/
Ngeara731/
Ngirha731/
Nithra731/
Nisray731/
Niyora731/
Niraph731/
Nirhaj731/
Nirhaz731/
Niraas731/
Nyiora731/
Neuras731/
Nerrea731/
Nesrea731/
Nearea731/
Noiara731/
Ngerai731/
Neirei731/
Netraa731/
Nerhad731/
Nettra731/
Nirhat731/
Nittra731/
Neratt730/
Neirod730/
Neraus730/
Neirer730/
Neurat730/
Neirio730/
Nerrah730/
Neitre730/
Neurah730/
Neri67131,936/
Nara6772,419/
Nery6757,168/
Nero6720,391/
Niro6715,268/
Nahwera6710,624/
Nere677,261/
Niri672,745/
Neeraja672,214/
Nire67882/
Ngoyera67513/
Noiraud67445/
Nirj67363/
Neyraud67230/
Neerooa67192/
Nerault67184/
Nehrash67136/
Netraud6790/
Neeraas6778/
Naweera6761/
Nairaud6760/
Najirah6757/
Noiraux6756/
Niry6756/
Najeera6749/
Nyra6743/
Nereaux6737/
Neyraut6728/
Nerreau6727/
Nheyera6725/
Noiraut6723/
Niohara6722/
Neirouz6721/
Naihara6721/
Ñera6720/
Nerradt6720/
Najerah6719/
Nawerah6717/
Neuraij6716/
Nuyerga6716/
Neuradt6715/
Naheiri6714/
Neirich6714/
Nirahai6713/
Naiuras6713/
Naeraja6712/
Ngejire6711/
Nieraja6710/
Niehrah679/
Najiraa679/
Ngayera679/
Nerhach679/
Gnerahe678/
Nerahad677/
Ngajira677/
Ngoirah676/
Nirgaya676/
Nerahaj676/
Najerra676/
Nitraud676/
Nogiera676/
Naairat676/
Neirous675/
Neharaj675/
Ngayira675/
Noirach675/
Nagiera674/
Nayiraj674/
Nayeera674/
Nairaph674/
Niyarat674/
Nahaira673/
Najeraa673/
Nereaud673/
Naggira673/
Nairaya672/
Nerí672/
Nayirah672/
Ngoyira672/
Noiratt672/
Noiraya671/
Najerea671/
Najiora671/
Naajira671/
Neheraj671/
Neheras671/
Nearath671/
Nhowera671/
Njra671/
Niraggi671/
Niyaraj671/
Nyiorga671/
Ngairai671/
Neuraus671/
Nára671/
Nohwera671/
Noweera671/
Najirra671/
Najeraj671/
Nairaai671/
Nairaja671/
Nahjera671/
Nahyera671/
Naijrat671/
Nayerra671/
Nejahra671/
Nerazth671/
Neuhora671/
Neró671/
Nerý671/
Neyarad671/
Naawera671/
Niyarad671/
Niyarah671/
Nnawera671/
Nirhach671/
Nihiara671/
Nijiraa671/
Nyojera671/
Nèra671/
Gneyera671/
Ngeerah671/
Nejerea671/
Nairaat671/
Nairaht671/
Najiera671/
Naiirah671/
Neatrat671/
Nerj671/
Neerach671/
Neerrza671/
Nuirach671/
Niratch671/
Noihrai671/
Nojeera671/
Nehrass670/
Neiroud670/
Nireaux670/
Neitret670/

Neira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neira in the Georgian language
ნეირაneira-
Neira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻳﺮﺓalnayrt-
Neira in the Russian language
Неираneira-
Neira in the Arabic language
نييراnyyra-

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