Barcelos Surname

10,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Barcelos Surname User-submission:

The surname Barcellos or Barcelos is of Portuguese origin, meaning 'housing'. It was someone's name from the north of the city of Barcelos (previously Barcellos).

Barcelos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil46,9991:4,555353
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Portugal1,3021:8,002726
United States6781:534,60044,420
Mexico4131:300,5486,776
Philippines2781:364,16648,338
Canada1361:270,92325,472
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Uruguay471:73,0167,628
France401:1,660,568152,033
Paraguay301:241,2254,203
England251:2,228,72284,230
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Cape Verde101:52,9641,947
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748

The alternate forms: Barcèlos (1) & Barcélos (1) are calculated separately.

Barcelos (74) may also be a first name.

Barcelos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Barcellos or Barcelos is of Portuguese origin, meaning 'housing'. It was someone's name from the north of the city of Barcelos (previously Barcellos).

- khalilmacedo

Barcelos is a toponymic surname from the city of Barcelos, district of Braga, north of Portugal. Etymology of Latin 'small bote'.

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Barcelos Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Barcelos Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Barcelos occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Barcèlos or Barcélos. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barcelos? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barcelos is the 10,746th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 139,253 people. Barcelos occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Barcelos are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 90 percent are found in Luso-South America. Barcelos is also the 1,125,792nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 74 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 46,999 people, or 1 in 4,555. In Brazil Barcelos is mostly found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 27 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 17 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 16 percent are found. Besides Brazil this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 4 percent are found and Portugal, where 2 percent are found.

Barcelos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Barcelos last name are 45.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Barcelos earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.92% more than the national average, earning R 306,372 per year; in United States they earn 21.98% more than the national average, earning $52,633 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.2% less than the national average, earning $48,092 CAD per year.

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