Nogueira Surname

1,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Nogueira Surname Definition:

Found in Galicia, Orense, and Álava. Name of villages near Lugo, Orense, Tuy, and Compostela. Probably variant of Nogales, from latin word "nucalis" - walnut tree.

This is a dialectical variation of a Mozarabe word which means a place of the walnut trees.

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Nogueira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil428,7811:49962
Portugal27,4011:38065
Angola24,6491:1,095193
Mozambique10,5061:2,595637
Spain5,5141:8,4791,004
Argentina3,3611:12,7171,155
France3,1341:21,1942,464
United States2,1861:165,80916,825
Uruguay1,6371:2,096252
Mexico8211:151,1894,657
Cuba6031:19,1091,229
Canada5101:72,2468,213
Peru4461:71,2655,250
Venezuela2831:106,7283,809
England2281:244,37719,942
Belgium1901:60,5099,746
Switzerland1711:48,0296,455
South Africa1701:318,69230,132
Germany1561:516,06143,667
Thailand1421:497,45386,793
Chile1421:124,0604,455
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Paraguay941:76,9871,954
Australia851:317,59627,389
India811:9,469,943186,993
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
São Tomé and Príncipe641:2,772292
Italy511:1,199,15174,752
Colombia331:1,447,69910,684
Cape Verde321:16,551610
Ecuador301:530,19511,121
Andorra291:2,891539
Luxembourg261:22,3294,651
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Panama211:186,2985,509
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Austria131:655,03358,041
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
China61:227,886,92811,701
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Macau61:100,272488
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Wales51:618,90625,852
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

Nogueira (403) may also be a first name.

Nogueira Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Galicia, Orense, and Álava. Name of villages near Lugo, Orense, Tuy, and Compostela. Probably variant of Nogales, from latin word "nucalis" - walnut tree.

This is a dialectical variation of a Mozarabe word which means a place of the walnut trees.

Galician name, descending from don Mendo Paes Nogueira.

See Norguera.

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

User-submitted Reference

Nogueira is a Portuguese surname given to new Christians, who served in the struggles against the infidels as Templars. It relates to the tree, that gives the walnut, referring to manhood and strong physique as the walnut tree of those, who came to use this nickname, forming a Templar Order in the Fight of Christ.

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Nogueira is the Portuguese name for the walnut tree. It is thought to be a toponymic surname, from the old town of São João de Nogueira, in Northern Portugal.

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Nogueira is a portuguese name for the walnut tree.

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Nogueira Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nogueira Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nogueira (Marathi: नोगीरो) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nogueira? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,050th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,233 people. The surname Nogueira is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Nogueira live; 85 percent live in South America and 84 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 429,755th most widespread first name internationally, held by 403 people.

Nogueira is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 428,781 people, or 1 in 499. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 23 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Brazil it exists in 95 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 5 percent reside and Angola, where 5 percent reside.

Nogueira Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nogueira last name are 42.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nogueira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 62.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,482 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.7% more than the national average, earning R 296,340 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $22,656,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.37% more than the national average, earning $47,623 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $52,634 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nogueiras941,687/
Nougueira94353/
Noggueira943/
Nogueiira942/
Nogueiora942/
Noigueira942/
Nogueiara942/
Nogueirra942/
Nogueirea942/
Nogueiraa942/
Nogueiera941/
Nohgueira941/
Noygueira941/
Nnogueira941/
Noguera93105,870/
Noguira9359/
Nougueiras891/
Nogueras884,419/
Noguerra88735/
Nogueiro88710/
Noqueira88388/
Nogueyra8883/
Noguiras8816/
Nouguera8811/
Nagueira8810/
Noguerat889/
Nogveira885/
Noguetra884/
Nogueura884/
Nogheira883/
Noguirra882/
Nogweira882/
Noguaira881/
Nogueraa881/
Nogueera881/
Nogueara881/
Nogueraz881/
Noguesra881/
Nogera86243/
Nogueirão823/
Nogueiroz822/
Nogueiros821/
Noqueiras821/
Noguerras821/
Nosqueira821/
Nougueras821/
Noquera801,600/
Noguero801,395/
Nongera80347/
Noquira80198/
Noghera8018/
Naguera8011/
Nogeras8010/
Nogeyra807/
Nogiera806/
Noguiro803/
Nogvera803/
Nocuera803/
Noguara802/
Nogerra802/
Nogiras802/
Nongira802/
Nogwera801/
Nougera801/
Noguerá801/
Nogueró801/
Naguira801/
Nongerai75298/
Noquiera75291/
Noughira75139/
Noquerra7542/
Noqueras7510/
Nhongera758/
Noqueiro755/
Nosquera754/
Nagueras753/
Naguerra752/
Nogueros751/
Nogerath751/
Nogeratt751/
Nogieroa751/
Nougueyreau7420/
Nagera712,500/
Nogara711,937/
Nagira71212/
Noggerath7144/
Ngougoura7131/
Noguerros7110/
Nágera713/
Nogiro712/
Nogero712/
Noquierra711/
Noquiiera711/
Nangira674,576/
Nagaura672,323/
Naquira67240/
Nagiray67168/
Nangera67156/
Naquera67131/
Naguara6793/
Naghera6731/
Noghero6723/
Nogwero6712/
Nagirai6711/
Nogarra6710/
Nageras677/
Nagoura675/
Noquero675/
Náquira675/
Naguero674/
Nagiera674/
Nagwera674/
Nogbara673/
Noquiro673/
Naggira673/
Nageera672/
Naghira672/
Nagaira672/
Náquera672/
Nagetra671/
Nagirea671/
Naugera671/
Nongero671/
Nougara671/
Nogaray671/
Nagerai671/
Nagirah671/
Ngagira671/

Nogueira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nogueira in the Marathi language
नोगीरोnogiro22.22
नोगीराnogira22.22
नोगेराnogera22.22
नोगुएइरnogu'e'ira22.22
नोगुईराnogu'ira11.11

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