de Vera Surname

6,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

de Vera Surname Definition:

"Vera" refers to a place of life, a place where the gods dwell or just men. It can also come from "verdad" meaning truth.

Aragonese name, Vera is descendant of don Luis y don Carlos de Vera, sons of King of Aragon, don Ramiro I and doña Gelvira de Vera.

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de Vera Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines80,8991:1,25172
Spain8771:53,3094,944
United States8121:446,37838,303
Canada3171:116,23212,335
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Uruguay1661:20,6732,379
Argentina1311:326,28625,825
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Ecuador1021:155,9407,181
France951:699,18788,446
Brazil911:2,352,46572,498
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Guam621:2,583336
England561:994,96549,531
Cuba451:256,0604,953
Venezuela411:736,68512,312
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Chile251:704,65916,160
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Libya91:693,7751,982
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Wales61:515,75523,171
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Macau51:120,326534
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Brunei41:104,6832,048
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: de Véra (4) are calculated separately.

de Vera (741) may also be a first name.

de Vera Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"Vera" refers to a place of life, a place where the gods dwell or just men. It can also come from "verdad" meaning truth.

Aragonese name, Vera is descendant of don Luis y don Carlos de Vera, sons of King of Aragon, don Ramiro I and doña Gelvira de Vera.

See Vera.

— Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods
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de Vera Demographics

Average Male de Vera Height

170.57 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 30 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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de Vera Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Vera occurs most in The Philippines. It may be found in the variant forms: de Véra. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Vera? popularity and diffusion

de Vera is the 6,696th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,316 people. de Vera is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of de Vera live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 302,221st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 741 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 80,899 people, or 1 in 1,251. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Ilocos, where 38 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 18 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 18 percent are found. Besides The Philippines de Vera occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

de Vera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of de Vera has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the de Vera last name expanded 11,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Vera Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Vera earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 62.69% less than the national average, earning €11,203 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.51% less than the national average, earning $18,273,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 55.73% more than the national average, earning $67,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.11% less than the national average, earning $44,660 CAD per year.

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