Valásquez Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Valásquez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valásquez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Valasquez (1,026) are calculated separately.

Valásquez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valásquez occurs in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Valasquez. For other possible spellings of Valásquez click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valásquez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Valásquez live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Caribbean South America.

The last name Valásquez is most numerous in Colombia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,887,036. Not including Colombia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Valásquez
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