How common is the surname Sequeira?

3,631 people in the United States had the surname Sequeira in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,030 Americans. It ranked 9,006th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sequeira?

Naomi Sequeira, Australian actress and singer.

Where is the surname Sequeira most common?

Wikidata records people named Sequeira in Australia.

Is the surname Sequeira getting more or less common?

More common. 2,887 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,631 in 2010, up 26%.

The surname Sequeira

A surname, carried by 3,631 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sequeira is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,631 people named Sequeira in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,030 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,887.

#9,006

rank among US surnames

3,631

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+25.8%

change since 2000 (was #10,245)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,999	Turgeon	3,635	84,937
#9,001	Nolt	3,634	84,960
#9,003	Hames	3,633	84,984
#9,006	Cogan	3,631	85,030
#9,011	Hirst	3,630	85,054
#9,013	Traynor	3,628	85,101

Who is named Sequeira

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

45% of people named Sequeira identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 35% as white (not Hispanic) and 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 45%
White (not Hispanic) 35%
Asian and Pacific Islander 13%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Sequeiras

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Naomi Sequeira
Australian actress and singer, born 1994

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sequeira

Sequeira has the Soundex code S260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S260.

Questions

How common is the surname Sequeira?: 3,631 people in the United States had the surname Sequeira in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,030 Americans. It ranked 9,006th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sequeira?: In the 2010 Census, 45% of people named Sequeira identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 35% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sequeira?: Naomi Sequeira, Australian actress and singer.
Where is the surname Sequeira most common?: Wikidata records people named Sequeira in Australia.
Is the surname Sequeira getting more or less common?: More common. 2,887 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,631 in 2010, up 26%.