Sobreiras Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Sobreiras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobreiras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Sobreiras Last Name Facts

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

Sobreiras is found most in Brazil. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobreiras? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Sobreiras is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Sobreiras live; 70 percent live in South America and 70 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname Sobreiras is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Ceará, where 29 percent live, São Paulo, where 29 percent live and Amazonas, where 14 percent live. Aside from Brazil this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 10 percent live and Portugal, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobreira9417,480/
Sobreiros8940/
Soubreira8925/
Cobreiras891/
Sobrera881,054/
Sobrira885/
Sobreiro822,830/
Sobreyra82169/
Sobriera8247/
Sabreira825/
Soubrera824/
Sobreros822/
Sovreira821/
Cabreiras7872/
Soubreiro7817/
Sobrierai781/
Sobrero753,662/
Sabrera75633/
Sobriro752/
Sobrara751/
Cabreras711,374/
Cobreros71745/
Sebreros71106/
Cobriros7128/
Cobreraz711/
Cabriras711/
Saabrera711/
Sobriero711/
Cebreras711/
Sabreray710/
Cebreiros67269/
Cabreiros674/
Cabrerras671/

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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
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  • 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 Sobreiras
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