Teixeira Surname

476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,104,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Teixeira Surname Definition:

(Portugese) One who came from Teixeira (place of yew trees), the name of several places in Portugal.

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Teixeira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil831,7311:25739
Angola112,3991:24045
Portugal79,8071:13121
Mozambique33,9891:802182
France14,3831:4,618362
United States10,7011:33,8724,231
Spain4,1261:11,3311,319
Cape Verde2,7231:19550
Venezuela2,3161:13,0411,108
Canada2,0631:17,8602,535
South Africa1,9411:27,9123,585
England1,2581:44,2915,601
Switzerland1,0611:7,7411,248
Argentina5921:72,2026,142
Luxembourg5281:1,100105
Belgium5201:22,1093,450
Germany5021:160,36919,068
Uruguay4741:7,240802
Australia3411:79,1669,228
São Tomé and Príncipe2971:597111
Peru2201:144,4737,813
Netherlands2081:81,18813,613
Andorra2061:40761
Paraguay2041:35,4741,153
India1821:4,214,645112,328
Suriname1731:3,194558
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Thailand1211:583,78899,456
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Guyana1041:7,3291,200
Namibia1041:23,1673,897
Italy921:664,74758,468
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Ecuador561:284,0338,825
Trinidad and Tobago501:27,2802,912
Jersey491:2,025325
Senegal381:383,6671,883
Chile361:489,34612,617
Guinea-Bissau361:48,00170
Ireland351:134,5416,387
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Wales291:106,7088,358
Qatar281:84,2149,043
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Norway231:223,57824,793
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Sweden231:428,12030,474
China211:65,110,5513,537
East Timor161:75,996145
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Finland121:458,05828,977
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Macau71:85,947463
Monaco71:5,295668
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Congo51:997,81917,129
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Curaçao41:39,312638
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Anguilla11:13,436792
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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 Teixeira

Teixeira 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.

- mauriciomathias

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teixeiras94127/
Theixeira9481/
Teiixeira9420/
Teixeiraa947/
Teixeiira947/
Teixeiera947/
Teiexeira946/
Teixceira946/
Teixeirea946/
Teixxeira943/
Teixeitra942/
Tteixeira942/
Teixeirra942/
Teisxeira941/
Teixeirai941/
Teicxeira941/
Teixeirza941/
Teixeiura941/
Teixeiara941/
Teixeirat941/
Teuixeira941/
Teizxeira941/
Teixeirap941/
Teiaxeira941/
Dteixeira941/
Texeira9319,459/
Teixera93886/
Tixeira93217/
Teixira9393/
Teixxeiraa891/
Teixiera88532/
Thexeira88141/
Teixeiro8876/
Tiexeira8851/
Teiseira8836/
Teizeira8830/
Teixaira8823/
Teiceira8820/
Taixeira8819/
Texceira8810/
Teixeire888/
Teixeura887/
Teixerra886/
Teuxeira885/
Texeiras885/
Teyxeira884/
Teixetra884/
Teixeiró884/
Texeiera882/
Teexeira882/
Teixgira882/
Teixcera882/
Teixcira881/
Teixiora881/
Teixirea881/
Tixseira881/
Teixeras881/
Teixxira881/
Tetxeira881/
Texheira881/
Teixeyra881/
Tixeiras881/
Teixaera881/
Ttexeira881/
Theixera881/
Teixerea881/
Teixeera881/
Texera86197/
Texira8633/
Tixera8614/
Teicheira82304/
Teisceira8233/
Teisheira825/
Teisseira825/
Teixeiros821/
Tteizeira821/
Tiseira801,174/
Teseira80658/
Texiera80216/
Tizeira8071/
Ticeira8063/
Teceira8061/
Tezeira8057/
Tixeire8023/
Texeire8021/
Teisera8017/
Taxeira8010/
Texeiro804/
Teaxera804/
Texerra803/
Texeras803/
Teciera803/
Teixara803/
Teixero802/
Tixiera802/
Tiexira802/
Texerau802/
Teixere802/
Teicera801/
Teizera801/
Texaira801/
Texsera801/
Tiexera801/
Taexera801/
Texeyra801/
Teixire801/
Teisira801/
Tixeyra801/
Texuera801/
Taixera801/
Techeira752,311/
Theseira75663/
Texereau75639/
Texeraud75211/
Tesheira75159/
Tisseira7570/
Tiexiera7527/
Tiesiera7527/
Teichera7523/
Teshiera7511/
Tesseira756/
Tecseira752/
Tesceira752/
Teixerio751/
Teaxeara751/
Teiscera751/
Texaiera751/
Taixaira751/
Taixeire751/
Taixiera751/
Taexaera751/
Taixeiro751/
Tisceira751/
Tiseiras751/
Teexeera751/
Tezera7145,998/
Tesera714,878/
Tizira71166/
Tecera71114/
Texara7158/
Tezira7147/
Tisira7135/
Texerault7135/
Taxera7130/
Tesira718/
Texere713/
Taxira712/
Texero712/
Teschiera711/
Taicheira711/
Têxera711/
Ticira711/
Thecheira711/
Techera679,151/
Tesgera672,742/
Tessera672,192/
Tizirai671,762/
Teseyra67997/
Teseiro67141/
Teceiro67104/
Tesiero6771/
Teshera6767/
Teysera6731/
Texiere6728/
Teksera6724/
Tezerra6721/
Tiseiro6717/
Tissira6714/
Teceyra6710/
Tixeyre677/
Tichira677/
Tessiereau676/
Tidsira675/
Teksira674/
Taseera674/
Texerot674/
Tecerra673/
Ticitra673/
Teshira673/
Tixaire673/
Teserra672/
Tisiara672/
Taxeiro672/
Texieri671/
Tishira671/
Tisirai671/
Tiksira671/
Taixara671/
Techira671/
Tesirat671/
Tyseira671/
Texcero671/
Texereault671/
Texeros671/
Texiero671/
Tecsera671/
Tehsera671/
Teseera671/
Teciero671/
Tizirah671/
Tiesira671/

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