Pedreira Surname

28,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Pedreira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pedreira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil12,4371:17,213863
Spain2,7071:17,2711,943
Argentina9691:44,1113,728
Portugal8401:12,4031,003
Uruguay7261:4,727540
United States4331:837,08863,980
France2721:244,20137,781
Cuba2371:48,6192,012
England421:1,326,62059,571
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Andorra11:83,8382,381

Pedreira (16) may also be a first name.

Pedreira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pedreira is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pedreira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pedreira is the 28,497th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 386,464 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Pedreira live; 75 percent live in South America and 66 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 12,437 people, or 1 in 17,213. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Bahia, where 49 percent reside, São Paulo, where 21 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent reside. Barring Brazil it occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 14 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

Pedreira Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pedreira surname are 43.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.3% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pedreira earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $45,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $48,684 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pedreiras94212/
Peddreira941/
Pedrera934,425/
Pedrira939/
Pedreiro881,469/
Pedreyra8882/
Pedriera8810/
Pedreras888/
Pedrerra884/
Pedruira881/
Padreira881/
Pedreiros8222/
Pedrejera821/
Pedrero8010,391/
Padrera804/
Pedriro802/
Pidrera801/
Pedreri801/
Pedrara801/
Pedreros7510,124/
Pedrerro751/
Pedrerio751/
Pedretry750/
Pedreares711/
Pedraro671/
Padrero671/
Pedrares63102/
Pedrario6312/
Pedrouro631/
Pedrojorge561/
Pédréro531/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pedreira
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