Vasco Surname
Approximately 83,022 people bear this surname
Vasco Surname Definition:
“Basque” in Spanish and Portuguese. (Unique racial group in the Pyrenees, with language unlike any other.)
Vasco Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 35,843 | 1:761 | 170 |
| Angola | 21,691 | 1:1,244 | 220 |
| Colombia | 9,000 | 1:5,308 | 777 |
| Ecuador | 3,100 | 1:5,131 | 853 |
| Spain | 2,632 | 1:17,763 | 1,990 |
| Portugal | 2,444 | 1:4,263 | 478 |
| Brazil | 1,381 | 1:155,014 | 5,947 |
| Italy | 1,048 | 1:58,356 | 10,445 |
| Malawi | 1,046 | 1:16,366 | 2,570 |
| United States | 933 | 1:388,488 | 34,165 |
| Bolivia | 563 | 1:18,857 | 1,599 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Mexico | 344 | 1:360,832 | 7,494 |
| Argentina | 301 | 1:142,005 | 12,023 |
| France | 273 | 1:243,307 | 37,643 |
| Philippines | 254 | 1:398,576 | 51,144 |
| Peru | 241 | 1:131,884 | 7,437 |
| Nigeria | 233 | 1:760,269 | 34,383 |
| Tanzania | 213 | 1:248,552 | 20,077 |
| Venezuela | 197 | 1:153,320 | 4,683 |
| Zimbabwe | 177 | 1:87,222 | 12,639 |
| England | 103 | 1:540,952 | 33,556 |
| Cuba | 67 | 1:171,981 | 3,941 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uruguay | 38 | 1:90,309 | 9,090 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Liberia | 32 | 1:137,767 | 10,163 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Taiwan | 23 | 1:1,019,337 | 7,080 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 10 | 1:17,742 | 994 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Vasco (160,211) may also be a first name.
Vasco Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Basque” in Spanish and Portuguese. (Unique racial group in the Pyrenees, with language unlike any other.)
Vasco Demographics
Average Male Vasco Height
172.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Vasco Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vasco Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vasco occurs in Mozambique more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Vasco.
How Common Is The Last Name Vasco? popularity and diffusion
Vasco is the 6,813th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,778 people. Vasco occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Vasco reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 6,570th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 160,211 people.
Vasco is most widespread in Mozambique, where it is carried by 35,843 people, or 1 in 761. Outside of Mozambique this surname is found in 76 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 26 percent live and Colombia, where 11 percent live.
Vasco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Vasco has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vasco last name expanded 6,664 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Vasco Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Vasco are 38.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.43% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Vasco earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 0.26% more than the national average, earning €30,109 per year; in Peru they earn 21.05% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,304 per year; in South Africa they earn 0.69% less than the national average, earning R 236,004 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.45% more than the national average, earning $27,800,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning $45,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $53,709 CAD per year.
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