Longueira

Longueira Meaning & Origin

About Longueira
The surname Longueira is of Portuguese origin and is derived from the word "longo," meaning "long" in English. It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name hailed from a place called Longueira in Portugal. Surnames often originated from a person's occupation, location, or descriptive characteristics, and in this case, Longueira likely referred to someone who lived in or near a long or elongated area.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Longueira is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Longueira: 140
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 123064
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Longueira based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Longueira is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LNKR
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L052060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L OW0 NG G W EH1 R AH0
🌐 IPA
/longueira*/
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('LNKR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L526

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Longueira in Braille

Here's how to represent Longueira in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Longueira in braille

How to sign the name Longueira using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Longueira using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Longueira in sign language

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