Nogueira

Nogueira Meaning & Origin

About Nogueira
The surname Nogueira is of Portuguese origin and is derived from the Portuguese word "nogueira," meaning "walnut tree." It is a topographic surname given to someone who lived near or worked with walnut trees. The name Nogueira is fairly common in Portugal and is also found in other Portuguese-speaking countries such as Brazil.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Nogueira: 1,957
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 15,074
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.66

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
NKR
🔊 Soundex
N02060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
N OW0 G EH1 R AH0
🌐 IPA
/noʊˈgeɪrɑ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('NKR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
N260

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Nogueira in Braille

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

The name Nogueira in braille

How to sign the name Nogueira using Sign Language

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

The name Nogueira in sign language

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