Barcelos Surname
Approximately 52,333 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 46,999 | 1:4,555 | 353 |
| Angola | 2,169 | 1:12,443 | 1,529 |
| Portugal | 1,302 | 1:8,002 | 726 |
| United States | 678 | 1:534,600 | 44,420 |
| Mexico | 413 | 1:300,548 | 6,776 |
| Philippines | 278 | 1:364,166 | 48,338 |
| Canada | 136 | 1:270,923 | 25,472 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| Uruguay | 47 | 1:73,016 | 7,628 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Paraguay | 30 | 1:241,225 | 4,203 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Cape Verde | 10 | 1:52,964 | 1,947 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
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).
- khalilmacedoBarcelos is a toponymic surname from the city of Barcelos, district of Braga, north of Portugal. Etymology of Latin 'small bote'.
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Average Barcelos Salary in
United States
$52,633 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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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