How common is the surname Correia?

10,126 people in the United States had the surname Correia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,490 Americans. It ranked 3,525th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Correia?

Carlos Correia, Bissau-Guinean politician (1933-2021), followed by Bethe Correia.

Where is the surname Correia most common?

Wikidata records people named Correia in Brazil and Guinea-Bissau.

Is the surname Correia getting more or less common?

More common. 8,993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,126 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Correia

A surname, carried by 10,126 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex C600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Correia is more common than 97.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,126 people named Correia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,490 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,993.

#3,525

rank among US surnames

10,126

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+12.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,628)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,516	Lindberg	10,149	30,421
#3,517	Valdovinos	10,147	30,427
#3,518	Colwell	10,140	30,448
#3,521	Culpepper	10,135	30,463
#3,522	Broome	10,133	30,469
#3,523	Shore	10,130	30,478
#3,524	Barreto	10,127	30,487

Who is named Correia

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

81% of people named Correia identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.4%
Two or more races 2.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Correias

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carlos Correia
Bissau-Guinean politician (1933-2021)
Bethe Correia
Brazilian mixed martial artist, born 1983
Weberton Correia dos Santos
Brazilian association football player, born 1990
Anderson Correia
Brazilian association football player, born 1991
Breno Correia
Brazilian swimmer, born 1999
Emersonn
Brazilian footballer (born 2004)

Notable Correias come mostly from Brazil (5) and Guinea-Bissau (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Correia

Correia has the Soundex code C600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C600.

Questions

How common is the surname Correia?: 10,126 people in the United States had the surname Correia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,490 Americans. It ranked 3,525th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Correia?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Correia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Correia?: Carlos Correia, Bissau-Guinean politician (1933-2021), followed by Bethe Correia.
Where is the surname Correia most common?: Wikidata records people named Correia in Brazil and Guinea-Bissau.
Is the surname Correia getting more or less common?: More common. 8,993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,126 in 2010, up 13%.