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Last name: FERREIRA

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All you have to know about the last name FERREIRA

Last name frequency

FERREIRA : This last name is indexed 214,164 times on Geneanet!

Origin of last name

FERREIRA : Galician and Portuguese: topographic name for someone who lived by a forge or iron workings derived from Latin ferraria ‘forge iron works’.

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Most indexed places

Portugal (4,384)
Cedofeita (Porto) (3,428)
Viseu (2,692)
São Martinho, Cedofeita, Porto (2,359)
Rio de Janeiro (2,270)
Cedofeita, Porto (2,208)
Brasil (1,928)
São João Batista, Vila Cova-À-Coelheira (1,826)
Porto (1,560)
Lisboa (1,388)
São Paulo (1,374)
Sao Joao Batista, Vila Cova-A-Coelheira (1,353)
Funchal (1,260)
São João Batista, Nandufe (1,159)
São Martinho, Cedofeita (Porto) (1,063)
São Pedro, Palmela, Setúbal (1,044)
Matriz, Ribeira Grande, São Miguel (908)
São Tiago, Sesimbra, Setúbal (857)
Rio De Janeiro (856)
São Paulo, São Paulo (827)
Minas Gerais (781)
Pombal (763)
São Lourenço, Camacha, Funchal (751)
Madeira (735)
Senhor Do Bonfim Bonfim, Porto (663)
Igreja de Nª Srª da Estrela (Matriz) da Ribeira Grande (654)
São Pedro, Buarcos, Figueira da Foz (645)
São Martinho, Cedofeita, Porto, Porto (594)
Paris (567)
Santo Antão, Caniço, Funchal (557)
São Martinho de Tours, Pombal (548)
Nª Srª da Estrela (Matriz) da Ribeira Grande (513)
Brazil (496)
Santa Maria Madalena, Alvaiazere (492)
São Pedro Apóstolo, Mões (486)
Curitiba (485)
Braga (470)
São João Batista, São João Do Monte (464)
Palmela, Setúbal (461)
São Sebastião, Câmara De Lobos, Funchal (450)
São Martinho, Cedofeita (448)
Nossa Senhora Da Visitação, Alvorninha (438)
Porto Alegre (428)
Poiares, Peso da Régua (425)
Bombarral (421)
Nossa Senhora da Anunciada, Setúbal, Setúbal (420)
Exaltação Da Santa Cruz, Batalha (409)
Barreiro, Setúbal (402)
Córdoba (396)
Nossa Senhora Da Assunção, Funchal, Funchal (396)
Rio Pardo (392)
São Pedro, Mouraz (392)
Leiria (388)
Lisbonne (385)
Nossa Senhora Da Conceicao, Anciao (382)
Vila Nova de Tazem (376)
Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Seixal, Setúbal (363)
Vila Real (363)
São Salvador Do Mundo, Almoster (353)
São Sebastião, Câmara de Lobos, Funchal (349)

Most indexed countries

Portugal (109,631)
Brazil (36,010)
France (13,911)
Spain (4,209)
United States (3,920)
Argentina (2,335)
South Africa (2,178)
Uruguay (924)
Mexico (668)
Switzerland (395)
United Kingdom (394)
Canada (382)
Germany (372)
Netherlands (279)
Colombia (231)
Dominican Republic (207)
Peru (190)
Venezuela (182)

Available collections for this name

Family Trees
(137,121)
Archives
(68,627)
Newspapers
(3,611)
Cemeteries
(1,588)
Books
(1,540)
Other
(766)
Obituaries
(718)
Magazines
(118)
Memorials
(61)
Coats of Arms
(14)