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
Torreiro occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Torreiro? popularity and diffusion
The last name Torreiro is the 290,184th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,520,868 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Torreiro live; 62 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent live in Iberian Europe.
The surname Torreiro is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 813 people, or 1 in 57,506. In Spain it is most common in: Galicia, where 82 percent live, Basque Country, where 6 percent live and Madrid, where 5 percent live. Beside Spain Torreiro occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 26 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.
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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