Peixeira Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Peixeira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peixeira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Peixeira (17) may also be a first name.

Peixeira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peixeira is borne by more people in Portugal than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peixeira? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Peixeira live; 53 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 53 percent live in Iberian Europe. Peixeira is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.

Peixeira is most frequently held in Portugal, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 274,164. Outside of Portugal Peixeira exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Peixeira Last Name Statistics demography

Peixeira earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.52% less than the national average, earning $25,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pexeira938/
Peixera933/
Peixira932/
Pixeira931/
Peixeiro88685/
Peizeira881/
Peixeire881/
Pexera861/
Peicheira821/
Pexirra8035/
Pexeiro807/
Peixero803/
Pesiera801/
Peisira801/
Pecheira754/
Picheira752/
Pesseira752/
Peixerio751/
Pexereau751/
Paiceira751/
Peyisera751/
Peschiera711,300/
Pisira71311/
Pexara7143/
Pesera7128/
Pixara7124/
Paxera7116/
Pescheira7111/
Pecera714/
Pesira712/
Pecheiras711/
Pecira711/
Pechera67516/
Pisirai67344/
Peesara67136/
Peseiro67132/
Pezzera6762/
Pesirah6742/
Piseiro6729/
Pexaras6727/
Pixaras6727/
Peserga6716/
Petsera6715/
Pfisira679/
Petsira678/
Pishira677/
Pezeiro676/
Peseara675/
Phizira674/
Peshera673/
Pezerra673/
Pessera672/
Petcera672/
Picitra671/
Pizaira671/
Pisiara671/
Pesiras671/
Pecerea671/
Pecerra671/
Pecsira671/
Peesera671/
Peicyra671/
Pitsira671/
Peserau671/
Paixiri671/
Piciara671/
Peserai671/
Paxeras671/
Paxerad671/
Paxerat671/
Paisira671/
Pessira671/
Peccira670/
Puicira670/

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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
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  • 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 Peixeira
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