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 Neira Salary in
United States
$40,938 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) occurs more in Chile more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Neíra, Neirà, Neirá, Neirä or Ñeira. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Neira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Neira is the 6,583rd most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 84,969 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Neira reside; 86 percent reside in South America and 36 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Neira is also the 75,986th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 7,232 people.
This last name is most numerous in Chile, where it is held by 24,393 people, or 1 in 722. In Chile it is primarily found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 32 percent reside, Bío Bío Region, where 32 percent reside and Araucanía Region, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Chile this surname exists in 72 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 19 percent reside and Colombia, where 19 percent reside.
Neira Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Neira surname are 40.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.17% being registered to vote for 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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