Silva Ferreira Surname
Approximately 5,157 people bear this surname
Silva Ferreira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5,095 | 1:42,017 | 1,700 |
| Cape Verde | 33 | 1:16,050 | 589 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 6 | 1:29,570 | 1,440 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Silva Ferreira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silva Ferreira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silva Ferreira is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silva Ferreira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 92,641st most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,413,137 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Silva Ferreira reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Luso-South America.
This surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 5,095 people, or 1 in 42,017. In Brazil Silva Ferreira is most common in: São Paulo, where 23 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 14 percent reside and Bahia, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Brazil Silva Ferreira is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cape Verde, where 1 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silva Fereira | 96 | 10 | / |
| Silvaferreira | 96 | 9 | / |
| Silva Ferrera | 96 | 2 | / |
| Silva Ferreir | 96 | 2 | / |
| Salva Ferreira | 93 | 8 | / |
| Silva E Ferreira | 93 | 2 | / |
| Sulva Ferreira | 93 | 1 | / |
| Silva Fereirra | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sylva Ferreira | 93 | 1 | / |
| Silva Ferreiro | 93 | 1 | / |
| Silva Freira | 92 | 2 | / |
| Silva Ferrer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Salvia Ferreira | 90 | 2 | / |
| Soliva Ferreira | 90 | 1 | / |
| Silva Freiria | 89 | 2 | / |
| Silva Ferrero | 89 | 1 | / |
| Silva y Ferrer | 86 | 13 | / |
| Salvo Ferreira | 86 | 3 | / |
| Salvi Ferreira | 86 | 2 | / |
| Silva Varreira | 86 | 2 | / |
| Celva Ferreira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Selvo Ferreira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Silva-Ferreyra | 86 | 1 | / |
| Silva Freire | 85 | 373 | / |
| Suelvy Ferreira | 83 | 1 | / |
| Silva Ferrari | 81 | 28 | / |
| Silva Ferraro | 81 | 1 | / |
| Silva Frere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Salaviaw Ferreira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silva-Freire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silva Forera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zalifa Ferreira | 76 | 1 | / |
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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 Silva Ferreira
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