Correa

See also: correa and Corrêa

English

Etymology

From Spanish, from correa.

Proper noun

Correa (plural Correas)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Correa is the 905^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 38232 individuals. Correa is most common among Hispanic/Latino (85.39%) and White (10.37%) individuals.

Anagrams

• corear

Portuguese

Etymology

Spelling variant of Correia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʁe.ɐ/ [koˈhe.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʁe.ɐ/ [koˈhe.ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koˈʁe.ɐ/ [koˈχe.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʁe.a/ [koˈhe.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʁe.ɐ/

Proper noun

Correa m or f by sense

1. a surname, common in Brazil

Spanish

Etymology

From correa (“belt, band”). Compare Portuguese Correia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈrea/ [koˈre.a]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Syllabification: Co‧rre‧a

Proper noun

Correa m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the common noun

Derived terms

• → English: Correa
• → Tagalog: Correa

Statistics

• According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, Correa occurs in Spain as a first surname by 17,219 individuals, and as a second surname by 17,099 individuals. It is prevalent in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Madrid, Barcelona, Granada, Pontevedra, Badajoz, Huelva, Las Palmas, and Valencia.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Correa, from correa (“belt; band”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /koˈɾea/ [koˈɾɛː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Syllabification: Co‧rre‧a
• Homophones: Korea, korea

Proper noun

Correa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜒᜌ)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the common noun], common in Bulacan, Metro Manila and Nueva Ecija

Related terms

• Corregidor
• korea