Vascocelos Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Vascocelos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vascocelos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil991:2,162,36767,701
Portugal281:372,08012,265
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Vascocelos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vascocelos is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vascocelos? popularity and diffusion

Vascocelos is the 1,544,715th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Vascocelos are found; 76 percent are found in South America and 74 percent are found in Luso-South America.

Vascocelos is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 2,162,367. In Brazil Vascocelos is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 12 percent are found, Ceará, where 11 percent are found and Pernambuco, where 11 percent are found. Not including Brazil it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vascocelo953/
Vascoscelos951/
Vascocelhos951/
Vascoselos903/
Vascoselo842/
Vascoselho801/
Vascosselo801/
Wascoselo741/
Vacacela673,088/
Vacasela5633/
Bacacela5616/
Vacacila561/
Wakasyolo531/

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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
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  • 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 Vascocelos
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