Sobreiro Surname

155,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Sobreiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sobreiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,7521:122,1894,619
Portugal9811:10,620905
United States581:6,249,292299,206
France101:6,642,272293,169
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Sobreiro (29) may also be a first name.

Sobreiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sobreiro is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobreiro? popularity and diffusion

Sobreiro is the 155,005th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,575,105 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Sobreiro reside; 62 percent reside in South America and 62 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used forename in the world, held by 29 people.

The surname Sobreiro is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 1,752 people, or 1 in 122,189. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 24 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent live. Aside from Brazil it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Sobreiro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sobreiro are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Sobreiro earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,669 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobreiros9440/
Soubreiro9417/
Sobrero933,662/
Sobriro932/
Sobreira8817,480/
Cobreiro8847/
Sobreros882/
Subreiro882/
Sobriero881/
Soubreira8225/
Sobreiras8210/
Sobrera801,054/
Sebrero80388/
Subrero80228/
Cobrero8067/
Sobrira805/
Sabrero804/
Sobréro801/
Sobraro800/
Sobreyra75169/
Cabreiro75167/
Sobriera7547/
Sabreira755/
Soubrera754/
Cobreira753/
Subreira753/
Sabruero751/
Zebreiro751/
Sovreira751/
Sobrzaro751/
Cabrero677,590/
Sabrera67633/
Cobrera6716/
Cebriro676/
Subrera676/
Sebrera674/
Cobraro672/
Subrira671/
Zebrero671/
Sobrara671/
Cabriro671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sobreiro
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