Teixeira Surname
Approximately 1,104,457 people bear this surname
Teixeira Surname Definition:
(Portugese) One who came from Teixeira (place of yew trees), the name of several places in Portugal.
Read More About This SurnameTeixeira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 831,731 | 1:257 | 39 |
| Angola | 112,399 | 1:240 | 45 |
| Portugal | 79,807 | 1:131 | 21 |
| Mozambique | 33,989 | 1:802 | 182 |
| France | 14,383 | 1:4,618 | 362 |
| United States | 10,701 | 1:33,872 | 4,231 |
| Spain | 4,126 | 1:11,331 | 1,319 |
| Cape Verde | 2,723 | 1:195 | 50 |
| Venezuela | 2,316 | 1:13,041 | 1,108 |
| Canada | 2,063 | 1:17,860 | 2,535 |
| South Africa | 1,941 | 1:27,912 | 3,585 |
| England | 1,258 | 1:44,291 | 5,601 |
| Switzerland | 1,061 | 1:7,741 | 1,248 |
| Argentina | 592 | 1:72,202 | 6,142 |
| Luxembourg | 528 | 1:1,100 | 105 |
| Belgium | 520 | 1:22,109 | 3,450 |
| Germany | 502 | 1:160,369 | 19,068 |
| Uruguay | 474 | 1:7,240 | 802 |
| Australia | 341 | 1:79,166 | 9,228 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 297 | 1:597 | 111 |
| Peru | 220 | 1:144,473 | 7,813 |
| Netherlands | 208 | 1:81,188 | 13,613 |
| Andorra | 206 | 1:407 | 61 |
| Paraguay | 204 | 1:35,474 | 1,153 |
| India | 182 | 1:4,214,645 | 112,328 |
| Suriname | 173 | 1:3,194 | 558 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Thailand | 121 | 1:583,788 | 99,456 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Guyana | 104 | 1:7,329 | 1,200 |
| Namibia | 104 | 1:23,167 | 3,897 |
| Italy | 92 | 1:664,747 | 58,468 |
| New Zealand | 71 | 1:63,779 | 9,777 |
| Ecuador | 56 | 1:284,033 | 8,825 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 50 | 1:27,280 | 2,912 |
| Jersey | 49 | 1:2,025 | 325 |
| Senegal | 38 | 1:383,667 | 1,883 |
| Chile | 36 | 1:489,346 | 12,617 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 36 | 1:48,001 | 70 |
| Ireland | 35 | 1:134,541 | 6,387 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| China | 21 | 1:65,110,551 | 3,537 |
| East Timor | 16 | 1:75,996 | 145 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9 | 1:126,186 | 322 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Macau | 7 | 1:85,947 | 463 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Teixeira (7,233) may also be a first name.
Teixeira Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Portugese) One who came from Teixeira (place of yew trees), the name of several places in Portugal.
User-submitted Reference
Teixeira is a portuguese surname coming from "teixo", portuguese for yew tree (taxus baccata) a conifer native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia.
It is one of the 72 main Portuguese surnames to have its coat of arms displayed in the Sintra Hall at the Sintra Palace, being ranked #50 among them.
The Teixeira coat of arms is a golden empty potent cross in a blue portuguese shield with a white outgoing unicorn as the crest
- Leonardo TeixeiraTeixeira comes from a tree (plant), called Teixeiro surname derived from the plant.
- daniel2675(Portuguese) Teixeira is the tree plant of the Teixo, botanical name Taxus baccata.
- mauriciomathiasTeixeira Demographics
Average Male Teixeira Height
172.69 cm
Average Female Teixeira Height
161.49 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Teixeira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Teixeira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Teixeira is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Teixeira? popularity and diffusion
Teixeira is the 476th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,598 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Teixeira reside; 76 percent reside in South America and 75 percent reside in Luso-South America. Teixeira is also the 75,981st most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 7,233 people.
The last name Teixeira is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 831,731 people, or 1 in 257. In Brazil Teixeira is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 20 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 16 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this surname is found in 120 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 10 percent reside and Portugal, where 7 percent reside.
Teixeira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Teixeira has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Teixeira surname grew 1,070,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Teixeira Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Teixeira surname are 44.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.59% being registered with the political party.
The amount Teixeira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 80.62% less than the national average, earning €5,820 per year; in Norway they earn 44.19% less than the national average, earning 193,136 kr per year; in Peru they earn 199.96% more than the national average, earning S/. 58,147 per year; in South Africa they earn 94.64% more than the national average, earning R 462,540 per year; in United States they earn 6% more than the national average, earning $45,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.91% more than the national average, earning $54,605 CAD per year.
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Teixeira Reference & Research
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