Soueira Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Soueira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soueira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania761:53,8803,890
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158

Soueira (37) may also be a first name.

Soueira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soueira (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻮﻳﺮﻩ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soueira? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,955,159th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Soueira occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Soueira live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 37 people.

The last name Soueira is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 53,880. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 88 percent are found, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 8 percent are found and Guidimagha Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Mauritania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Soueira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soueira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻮﻳﺮﻩaswyrh60.61
ﺍﺳﻮﻳﺮaswyr15.15
ﺍﻟﺼﻮﻳﺮﻩalswyrh15.15
ﺃﺳﻮﻳﺮﻩaswyrh3.03
ﺳﻮﻳﺮﻩswyrh3.03
ﺃﺳﻮﻳﺮaswyr3.03

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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 Soueira
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