Torreiro Surname
Approximately 1,320 people bear this surname
Torreiro Surname User-submission:
Torreiro is an occupational surname, which derived from the Galician word for 'tower keeper' or 'lightkeeper', the profession of someone who is in charge of a tower or a lighthouse.
Torreiro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 813 | 1:57,506 | 5,263 |
| Argentina | 341 | 1:125,347 | 10,592 |
| Brazil | 96 | 1:2,229,941 | 69,391 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Torreiro Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Torreiro is an occupational surname, which derived from the Galician word for 'tower keeper' or 'lightkeeper', the profession of someone who is in charge of a tower or a lighthouse.
- ivifetitaTorreiro Demographics
Average Torreiro Salary in
United States
$44,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Torreiro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Torreiro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Torreiro is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Torreiro? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 290,184th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,520,868 people. The last name Torreiro occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Torreiro live; 62 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent live in Iberian Europe.
Torreiro is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 813 people, or 1 in 57,506. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Galicia, where 82 percent are found, Basque Country, where 6 percent are found and Madrid, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Spain this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.
Torreiro Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Torreiro earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.71% more than the national average, earning $44,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $50,355 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torrero | 93 | 5,194 | / |
| Toreiro | 93 | 9 | / |
| Torreira | 88 | 873 | / |
| Torriero | 88 | 673 | / |
| Torreros | 88 | 355 | / |
| Terreiro | 88 | 212 | / |
| Toureiro | 88 | 141 | / |
| Turreiro | 88 | 39 | / |
| Torreyro | 88 | 17 | / |
| Torreroz | 88 | 1 | / |
| Torero | 86 | 1,591 | / |
| Toriro | 86 | 510 | / |
| Terrero | 80 | 25,526 | / |
| Tarrero | 80 | 364 | / |
| Turrero | 80 | 138 | / |
| Tourero | 80 | 60 | / |
| Torrera | 80 | 24 | / |
| Toreros | 80 | 14 | / |
| Tereiro | 80 | 7 | / |
| Torerro | 80 | 7 | / |
| Toriero | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tareiro | 80 | 2 | / |
| Totrero | 80 | 1 | / |
| Torraro | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thorero | 80 | 1 | / |
| Toreira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Toriros | 80 | 1 | / |
| Torreras | 75 | 208 | / |
| Torreyra | 75 | 64 | / |
| Terreira | 75 | 19 | / |
| Tarriero | 75 | 10 | / |
| Turreira | 75 | 8 | / |
| Torerros | 75 | 4 | / |
| Terriero | 75 | 2 | / |
| Terreyro | 75 | 2 | / |
| Turreros | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tarreros | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tarrerro | 75 | 1 | / |
| Terreero | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tariro | 71 | 90 | / |
| Terero | 71 | 16 | / |
| Terehiaro | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tarero | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tarreiras | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toréro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Turero | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tourrerra | 71 | 0 | / |
| Terrera | 67 | 999 | / |
| Tereira | 67 | 44 | / |
| Tourera | 67 | 34 | / |
| Tarraro | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tarirou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tarrera | 67 | 7 | / |
| Therero | 67 | 6 | / |
| Terraro | 67 | 3 | / |
| Targiro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tarhiro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thoraro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tureros | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tereyro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tereero | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tarirho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tereroy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teriero | 67 | 1 | / |
| Turiero | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tarirot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tarrira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tourira | 67 | 1 | / |
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