Sequeira Surname

4,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
East Timor

Sequeira Surname User-submission:

A Portuguese toponymic, from the village near Braga.

Sequeira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua25,1501:23944
Argentina19,6291:2,178284
Portugal16,7011:624109
Mozambique16,0681:1,697403
Angola13,4091:2,013354
Costa Rica10,7801:443117
India6,1371:124,9908,055
East Timor6,0151:20260
United States4,1691:86,9419,800
Uruguay2,1701:1,581193
Brazil1,6851:127,0474,833
Canada1,0521:35,0244,482
Oman9691:3,806550
France9141:72,67310,166
Venezuela7281:41,4892,244
Paraguay7141:10,135562
South Africa6201:87,38310,740
Cape Verde5831:90889
Spain5771:81,0266,984
England5671:98,26810,404
Australia4031:66,9877,973
Honduras3941:22,377873
Colombia3801:125,7214,031
Kuwait2511:15,1422,060
Mexico1701:730,15411,073
Panama1601:24,4521,522
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Chile1401:125,8324,496
United Arab Emirates1391:65,9166,282
Switzerland1311:62,6947,743
São Tomé and Príncipe1311:1,354187
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Germany951:847,42661,310
Guatemala941:171,0923,569
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Belgium791:145,52720,575
El Salvador721:88,1101,558
Ecuador711:224,0268,184
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Cuba421:274,3505,115
Luxembourg331:17,5923,875
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Wales161:193,40812,484
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Austria141:608,24554,975
Hong Kong111:666,8623,581
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
China31:455,773,85521,925
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sequeira (188) may also be a first name.

Sequeira Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Portuguese toponymic, from the village near Braga.

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Sequeira Last Name Facts

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

Sequeira (Marathi: सेक़ुएइर) is more frequently found in Nicaragua than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sequeira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sequeira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sequeira is the 4,255th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,089 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Sequeira live; 28 percent live in Central America and 28 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 663,277th most common first name internationally, borne by 188 people.

Sequeira is most numerous in Nicaragua, where it is borne by 25,150 people, or 1 in 239. In Nicaragua Sequeira is primarily found in: Managua Department, where 23 percent are found, South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, where 15 percent are found and Chontales Department, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nicaragua Sequeira exists in 95 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 15 percent are found and Portugal, where 13 percent are found.

Sequeira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sequeira has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sequeira surname grew 104,225 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,362 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sequeira Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sequeira last name are 41.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sequeira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.55% less than the national average, earning 219,579 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 199.57% more than the national average, earning R 711,900 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.47% less than the national average, earning $14,195,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.05% more than the national average, earning $48,347 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.45% more than the national average, earning $57,858 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sequeiras949/
Ssequeira943/
Sequeuira941/
Siequeira941/
Sequeirah941/
Sequera9340,830/
Sequira93717/
Seqeira9331/
Siqueira88248,779/
Zequeira882,450/
Cequeira881,387/
Sequerra88754/
Sequiera88514/
Sequeiro88470/
Sequeyra88438/
Sequerah88323/
Segueira8891/
Seqquera8859/
Soqueira8843/
Sequirra8822/
Saqueira8813/
Seuqeira886/
Seiquira886/
Sequeura885/
Sequaira885/
Sequetra885/
Sequwira884/
Sequeras884/
Seqeuira883/
Sequeera883/
Sequcira882/
Seiquera882/
Xequeira882/
Seaquira881/
Sequirea881/
Seqweira881/
Síqueira881/
Siequera881/
Segquera881/
Sequeara881/
Sequerea881/
Sequerza881/
Seqera861/
Sequeiros825,116/
Siqueiras8234/
Siqueiera825/
Zequeiras824/
Siqueirra823/
Sikqueira822/
Ceiqueira822/
Siqueiraa822/
Siqueoira821/
Siqqueira821/
Siqueirea821/
Ceequeira821/
Siqueiara821/
Sigqueira821/
Zaequeira821/
Seqquiera821/
Schequera821/
Siqueuira821/
Soiqueira821/
Shiqueira821/
Chequeira821/
Seguera80894/
Seguira80779/
Zequera80547/
Siquera80279/
Cequera80253/
Sequero80202/
Soquera8074/
Siquira8062/
Siqeira8023/
Sekeira809/
Sequiro809/
Sequara808/
Zequira807/
Zeqeira807/
Saquera804/
Saqeira803/
Gequira802/
Seceira801/
Seqwera801/
Seqyera801/
Secuera801/
Seqiera801/
Sequerá801/
Gequera801/
Seguerra752,281/
Ciqueira751,629/
Saquiray751,561/
Sigueira75206/
Sequeros75113/
Zequerra75100/
Siqueiro7596/
Siquiera7589/
Sequeyro7552/
Soqueiro7545/
Zegueira7539/
Seguirra7534/
Saquirai7520/
Zequeiro7519/
Seiceira7519/
Segueiro7510/
Zequeyra758/
Zequiera757/
Sequiero757/
Cegueira757/
Saqueray757/
Cequeyra756/
Siqeuira756/
Chequera756/
Sequiros755/
Segueyra755/
Siquerra754/
Ziqueira753/
Cequeiro753/
Sheguera753/
Gegueira753/
Shaquera752/
Siqueura752/
Saqueiro752/
Saquerra751/
Cequerea751/
Zequiraj751/
Siqueroa751/
Shekeira751/
Jiqueira751/
Siqueirá751/
Saquiera751/
Seguiray751/
Sequerro751/
Cequeras751/
Cequerra751/
Chequira751/
Siqueyra751/
Shaquira751/
Siqueiros717,069/
Sekera711,138/
Sekira71142/
Cheqquera7165/
Chiqueira7134/
Zequeiros7134/
Siqueiroz7122/
Saqira7115/
Cequeiros717/
Chegueira716/
Scheguera714/
Sequeyros713/
Secera711/
Scigueira711/
Chequeyra711/
Schekeira711/
Secaira672,379/
Zeqiraj672,133/
Shekera671,201/
Seguiro67515/
Geguira67409/
Ciquera67315/
Geguera67279/
Siquara67273/
Saquero67111/
Ceguera6787/
Seguero6784/
Sekeras6770/
Secoura6757/
Siguera6748/
Szekera6742/
Sekoera6741/
Sekwera6734/
Sakeera6731/
Siquero6729/
Giquira6725/
Sekoura6719/
Schigueira6715/
Sekiera6712/
Zeguera6711/
Sekerai679/
Zaquera679/
Seguara677/
Sekeraš677/
Xiquera676/
Sekeara675/
Shekira675/
Siguira675/
Jeguera675/
Sikeira674/
Seicera674/
Siekira673/
Ssekera673/
Shaqira673/
Seqarra672/
Sekeyra672/
Cequiro672/
Cekeira671/
Siqueiross671/
Siqueirous671/
Sekkera671/
Sekuara671/
Secerra671/
Sechera671/
Soquero671/
Jeguira671/
Siekera671/
Saekera671/
Seikara671/
Sekyera671/
Sekhera671/
Sekiraç671/
Sekaira671/
Ceguira671/
Cequero671/
Zeguira671/
Seqwara671/
Seekara671/
Sekiraz671/
Sekerah671/
Saqirah671/

Sequeira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sequeira in the Marathi language
सेक़ुएइरsequ'e'ira46.15
सेक़ुऐरsequ'aira10.26
सेक़ुएइराsequ'e'ira7.69
सेकुएराseku'era7.69
सेकुिरयाsekuiraya5.13
सेक़ुराsequra5.13
सेक़ुऐराsequ'aira5.13
सेक़ुइरsequ'ira2.56
सेकुइराseku'ira2.56
सेकेिरयाsekeiraya2.56
सेक़ुएराsequ'era2.56
सेकुईराseku'ira2.56

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