Terreira Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Wales

Terreira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terreira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Terreira (15) may also be a first name.

Terreira Last Name Facts

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

Terreira is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Terreira? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Terreira live; 68 percent live in South America and 58 percent live in Luso-South America. Terreira is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 15 people.

Terreira is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 19,461,303. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Bahia, where 18 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 18 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 18 percent are found. Barring Brazil this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Terreira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Terreira has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Terreira surname declined 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Terreira Last Name Statistics demography

Terreira earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terrera93999/
Tereira9344/
Torreira88873/
Terreiro88212/
Teireira887/
Terreras886/
Terreyra882/
Tiereira881/
Terrrera881/
Terreire881/
Thereira881/
Terera862,048/
Terira861/
Terreiros8212/
Theireira821/
Terrero8025,526/
Terreri80867/
Tererai80461/
Tireira8027/
Terrara8027/
Torrera8024/
Tyreira8018/
Tererea8018/
Terrery8016/
Taerera809/
Tarrera807/
Tereiro807/
Tererei806/
Tereara806/
Tereyra805/
Tesrera803/
Tererap802/
Terrere802/
Therera802/
Terzera802/
Terrire802/
Teerera801/
Tererer801/
Tererra801/
Terirat801/
Toreira801/
Tarrira801/
Tearira801/
Tierera801/
Terrejiros781/
Terreros757,268/
Torreiro751,320/
Terriere75602/
Terrieri7598/
Terreyre7566/
Torreyra7564/
Terroire753/
Terreroz753/
Terehera753/
Terriero752/
Terreyro752/
Terraras751/
Terreero751/
Terrerie751/
Terreris751/
Tererrai751/
Thererah751/
Tarreara751/
Terairai751/
Teireiro751/
Terrairi751/
Terreres751/
Tarira712,736/
Tirira711,706/
Terere71624/
Terare7152/
Terari7132/
Tereri7115/
Teriri7110/
Terara717/
Trejra715/
Tierreroy714/
Terire714/
Terreerry711/
Torrero675,194/
Teraura67832/
Tarrero67364/
Therere67294/
Tarirai67243/
Tareara67195/
Terarit6737/
Teerere6732/
Tererui6732/
Terieri6723/
Tereres6722/
Terhire6721/
Tarirah6713/
Toreiro679/
Torerei678/
Tairira675/
Terarap674/
Tarrara674/
Teririt674/
Tirriri674/
Terrari674/
Teruiri674/
Tierere674/
Terraro673/
Taraira673/
Terhere673/
Tererro672/
Tareiro672/
Teirara672/
Teraire672/
Toriray671/
Teirare671/
Teroiré671/
Terarai671/
Terariy671/
Tirerea671/
Tirerra671/
Thereri671/
Tariraj671/
Teriere671/
Tirriro671/
Teirera671/
Teurire671/
Tejrero671/
Terzari671/
Teraris671/
Tahrira671/
Toreara671/
Tariray671/
Tiriray671/
Tehriri671/
Terrare670/
Tereris670/

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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 Terreira
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