Pinheiro Surname

830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639,752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Pinheiro Surname User-submission:

Pinheiro means "pine tree" This surname is probably toponymic.

Pinheiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil549,2571:39052
Portugal30,6001:34058
Angola28,9871:931160
Mozambique18,5401:1,470358
France4,0041:16,5891,786
United States2,8571:126,86713,454
India7141:1,074,32144,434
Spain6941:67,3666,027
Canada6011:61,3077,184
Argentina3291:129,91911,013
England2921:190,81516,913
South Africa2211:245,14825,005
Cape Verde2111:2,510128
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Germany1871:430,51038,755
Bolivia1831:58,0132,924
Switzerland1741:47,2016,376
Suriname1661:3,329599
São Tomé and Príncipe1481:1,199170
Uruguay1321:25,9983,021
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
Venezuela1161:260,3806,359
Australia1031:262,09423,895
Belgium891:129,17618,730
Luxembourg861:6,7501,017
Netherlands821:205,94128,291
Paraguay741:97,7942,299
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
Italy521:1,176,09074,216
Trinidad and Tobago501:27,2802,912
Peru491:648,65615,868
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Norway271:190,45522,163
Benin241:430,65030,545
Guyana241:31,7593,401
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Wales141:221,03813,576
China111:124,301,9616,553
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Togo91:805,3086,372
East Timor91:135,103179
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Macau31:200,543803
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Belize21:177,7373,502
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Piñheiro (65) & Pínheiro (3) are calculated separately.

Pinheiro (316) may also be a first name.

Pinheiro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pinheiro means "pine tree" This surname is probably toponymic.

- mfariacastro

Pinheiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pinheiro (Arabic: بينهيرو, Marathi: िपन्हेरो) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Piñheiro or Pínheiro. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinheiro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 830th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 11,391 people. The last name Pinheiro occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Pinheiro live; 86 percent live in South America and 86 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 494,051st most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 316 people.

It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 549,257 people, or 1 in 390. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 17 percent are found, Pará, where 11 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil this last name occurs in 90 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 5 percent are found and Angola, where 5 percent are found.

Pinheiro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pinheiro has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 142,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pinheiro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pinheiro are 44.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.51% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pinheiro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.9% less than the national average, earning 256,439 kr per year; in Peru they earn 45.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,541 per year; in South Africa they earn 114.48% more than the national average, earning R 509,688 per year; in United States they earn 8.77% more than the national average, earning $46,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.04% more than the national average, earning $53,181 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piñheiro9665/
Pínheiro963/
Pinheiros941,214/
Peinheiro9415/
Pineheiro9412/
Pinhheiro949/
Pinheirro948/
Pinheeiro944/
Pinheiroo944/
Ppinheiro944/
Pinheioro943/
Pinheuiro943/
Pionheiro942/
Pinhieiro942/
Pinheiero942/
Pinaheiro941/
Pinheiiro941/
Pinheirop941/
Poinheiro941/
Painheiro941/
Pinheiroa941/
Pinheoiro941/
Pinhjeiro941/
Pineiro935,869/
Pinhero93481/
Pinhiro93113/
Pineheiros891/
Penheiro882,699/
Pinheira88341/
Pineiros88186/
Pinheero88112/
Pimheiro8851/
Pinhiero8847/
Pinehiro8839/
Pineiroa8816/
Punheiro889/
Pinheyro888/
Pinieiro887/
Pioneiro887/
Pynheiro886/
Pinhairo884/
Pinherro882/
Pinhgiro882/
Pinheros882/
Pinhiros882/
Pihneiro881/
Pinheuro881/
Paineiro881/
Phineiro881/
Peineiro881/
Panheiro881/
Pineeiro881/
Pinjeiro881/
Pinhetro881/
Pinero866,605/
Piniro868/
Pinhro864/
Pinheyros8212/
Pinheiras827/
Pinahairo826/
Paineiros824/
Pinehairo821/
Pinhierro821/
Pinehiros821/
Pinehiero821/
Pinehoiro821/
Pineyro801,202/
Pineros80833/
Peinero80325/
Pineira80292/
Piniero80275/
Paneiro8094/
Piniros8052/
Pignero8052/
Peneiro8029/
Pinirou8022/
Pionero8013/
Pinjero806/
Piñhero805/
Pinyero803/
Pineroz803/
Pinhera802/
Penhero802/
Pinehro802/
Pingiro802/
Pinairo802/
Pynhero801/
Pieniro801/
Piniaro801/
Pihnero801/
Pinaero801/
Pinhira801/
Pinharo801/
Poinero801/
Puinero801/
Ppinero801/
Pineuro801/
Pinearo800/
Pinerro800/
Piñeiros75538/
Puignero75100/
Piñeiroa7580/
Pingiaro7555/
Paineira7520/
Pigneira7516/
Pinajero7513/
Pignerot7513/
Pfingiro758/
Pinhyaro758/
Peneiros758/
Pfunhiro756/
Pisneros755/
Pioneira754/
Pinhiera754/
Pineyros754/
Piñieiro753/
Penherot753/
Pinieyro752/
Pigniero752/
Pinjharo752/
Pinheras752/
Pineharo751/
Pinejero751/
Penhiero751/
Penheira751/
Pinyeyro751/
Piñheira751/
Pinieros751/
Paineros751/
Penehiro751/
Pinera712,045/
Penero71104/
Paineiras7166/
Pinaro7151/
Phinitrop7142/
Peñiro7125/
Puniro7112/
Piñiro7110/
Peniro716/
Peiniirou711/
Pynero711/
Pinyro711/
Piengerou711/
Piñheyros711/
Piņero711/
Pinira711/
Peniero671,585/
Pingaro67726/
Piñeira67535/
Paunero67457/
Penetro67127/
Pinjaro67124/
Paneero67108/
Piniera67106/
Peneira67101/
Pienaro6770/
Pinargo6761/
Pineyra6757/
Phinera6750/
Paneira6731/
Piñeroz6721/
Pinirat6716/
Pingera6714/
Pinhara6714/
Pinjera6713/
Pinjira6710/
Peñiero6710/
Puniroj6710/
Pisnaro679/
Peñeiro679/
Peneyro677/
Pinerga676/
Poinaro676/
Puneira676/
Pinyaro675/
Piñairo675/
Piñiero674/
Piniara674/
Penyero674/
Pinarro673/
Pingira673/
Pineras673/
Piniora672/
Peiñero672/
Peneros671/
Penerod671/
Penjero671/
Phenero671/
Pinaroo671/
Pinayro671/
Pineara671/
Pinerho671/
Peinaro671/
Painera671/
Pienera671/
Penearo671/
Peenero671/
Piñerot671/
Piñyero671/
Pinerat671/
Píñeiro671/
Pîñeiro671/
Pyneyro671/
Pynirou671/
Pyñeiro671/
Puniero671/
Pinetra671/
Pinaira671/
Pinarod671/
Pynhyro671/
Penhira671/
Pegnero670/

Pinheiro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinheiro in the Marathi language
िपन्हेरोipanhero32.22
िपनेरोipanero21.11
िपनॅरोipanero17.78
िपन्हेइरोipanhe'iro8.89
पीनहॅराpinahera4.44
िंपन्हेरोimpanhero2.22
हेरोhero2.22
बीहीरोbihiro2.22
िवहीरोivahiro2.22
िपनहेरोipanahero2.22
पीनहॅरोpinahero2.22
िपनहॅरोipanahero2.22
Pinheiro in the Arabic language
بينهيروbynhyrw-

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