Sobreira Surname
Approximately 17,480 people bear this surname
Sobreira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 15,802 | 1:13,547 | 735 |
| Portugal | 1,085 | 1:9,602 | 837 |
| France | 260 | 1:255,472 | 39,438 |
| Spain | 143 | 1:326,937 | 19,176 |
| Philippines | 41 | 1:2,469,225 | 130,198 |
| Mexico | 37 | 1:3,354,762 | 24,142 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Sobreira (11) may also be a first name.
Sobreira Demographics
Average Sobreira Salary in
United States
$34,238 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sobreira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sobreira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sobreira occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sobreira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sobreira is the 30,546th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 416,908 people. Sobreira occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Sobreira live; 90 percent live in South America and 90 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name globally, held by 11 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 15,802 people, or 1 in 13,547. In Brazil it is most common in: Ceará, where 21 percent reside, São Paulo, where 17 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 6 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
Sobreira Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Sobreira earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.43% more than the national average, earning R 328,968 per year; in United States they earn 20.65% less than the national average, earning $34,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.69% more than the national average, earning $53,006 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soubreira | 94 | 25 | / |
| Sobreiras | 94 | 10 | / |
| Sobrera | 93 | 1,054 | / |
| Sobrira | 93 | 5 | / |
| Sobreiro | 88 | 2,830 | / |
| Sobreyra | 88 | 169 | / |
| Sobriera | 88 | 47 | / |
| Sabreira | 88 | 5 | / |
| Soubrera | 88 | 4 | / |
| Subreira | 88 | 3 | / |
| Cobreira | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sovreira | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sobreiros | 82 | 40 | / |
| Soubreiro | 82 | 17 | / |
| Sobrierai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sobrero | 80 | 3,662 | / |
| Sabrera | 80 | 633 | / |
| Cobrera | 80 | 16 | / |
| Subrera | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sebrera | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sobriro | 80 | 2 | / |
| Subrira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sobrara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cobreiro | 75 | 47 | / |
| Sowriraj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Subreiro | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sobreros | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zebreira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saabrera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Subriera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sobriero | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sabreray | 75 | 0 | / |
| Saubriera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cabrera | 67 | 1,116,506 | / |
| Sebrero | 67 | 388 | / |
| Cebrera | 67 | 295 | / |
| Subrero | 67 | 228 | / |
| Cabrira | 67 | 74 | / |
| Cobrero | 67 | 67 | / |
| Zabrera | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sabrere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sabrero | 67 | 4 | / |
| Çabrera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zabrira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xabrera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sobréro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sobraro | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sobreira
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