Pineira

Pineira Meaning & Origin

About Pineira
The surname Pineira is of Galician origin and is derived from the word "pinheiro," meaning "pine tree" in Portuguese and Galician. It is a topographic surname, typically given to someone who lived near or worked with pine trees. The name Pineira signifies an ancestral connection to the natural environment and suggests a family's association with forestry or the timber industry.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Pineira: 132
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 129,047
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pineira 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 Pineira is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PNR
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P05060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P IY0 N IY1 R AH0
🌐 IPA
/pineira*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PNR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P560

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pineira in Braille

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

The name Pineira in braille

How to sign the name Pineira using Sign Language

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

The name Pineira in sign language

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