Rieira Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Iceland

Rieira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rieira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil971:2,206,95268,831
France21:33,211,361423,184
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rieira Last Name Facts

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

Rieira occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rieira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rieira? popularity and diffusion

Rieira is the 1,828,462nd most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Rieira are found; 95 percent are found in South America and 95 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Rieira is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 2,206,952. In Brazil Rieira is primarily concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 79 percent are found, Mato Grosso, where 5 percent are found and Pernambuco, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil Rieira is found in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 2 percent are found and Iceland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riera9166,785/
Riira915/
Rieiro83396/
Rietra83128/
Rieras8384/
Rierra8311/
Rehira838/
Rierat838/
Rieera836/
Rihira833/
Roeira832/
Rieraa832/
Rijera832/
Raeira832/
Reuira831/
Riiras831/
Hriera831/
Rueira831/
Rioera831/
Riirash77589/
Riheiro772/
Riyaira771/
Rijeiro771/
Rojeira771/
Rieiriz771/
Rietras771/
Rieeiro771/
Riere73312/
Riero73152/
Ryera738/
Riêra737/
Riiri736/
Riéra733/
Rieri732/
Rgera731/
Riiraash71464/
Rogieiro711/
Ruhira6773/
Rieres6718/
Rehera679/
Rjerau678/
Rieyro678/
Raeiro674/
Rierie673/
Roeiro673/
Rueiro673/
Rijero673/
Rieris672/
Rouira672/
Ruhera672/
Rihiro671/
Rierid671/
Rierer671/
Riergo671/
Rierre671/
Rierro671/
Reuera671/
Rauira671/
Rierho671/
Rierhi671/
Ruggieiro671/
Rioero670/
Rierot670/

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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 Rieira
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