Onteiro Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Argentina

Onteiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onteiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onteiro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onteiro is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onteiro? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Onteiro is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Onteiro live; 95 percent live in South America and 59 percent live in Luso-South America.

It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 16,467,256. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio de Janeiro, where 23 percent reside, Pará, where 15 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Brazil it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Honteiro932/
Ontero92140/
Ontiro9244/
Gontheiro884/
Gointeiro881/
Gontero86909/
Anteiro8623/
Hontero861/
Onteroo861/
Gunteiro801/
Gonthero801/
Antero773,677/
Entero773,623/
Entiro7743/
Antiro7714/
Ontera775/
Ontaro773/
Ontira771/
Omtero771/
Anteireho753/
Anthero71175/
Guntero7140/
Entiero7137/
Gontaro7126/
Anteros7125/
Ontaroo7117/
Enteroy7116/
Uintero7112/
Anteroh718/
Anterot717/
Enterro716/
Hantiro715/
Gantero712/
Anterro712/
Gontera712/
Antiero712/
Antairo711/
Hontera711/
Omteroo711/
Anterop711/
Omterho711/
Anttero711/
Antirot711/
Hounterohe711/
Entiroy711/
Entierro67312/
Ontharot6714/
Anthirot679/
Entoyero677/
Henteroy676/
Gountera675/
Anthiros674/
Hentiroy674/
Ganthero673/
Honteras672/
Anthirod672/
Gontarro671/
Enteerro671/
Anteiras671/
Antiross671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Onteiro
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