Vasconcellos Surname

24,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Vasconcellos Surname User-submission:

A Portuguese toponymic, from the Tower of Vasconcellos, near Amares.

Vasconcellos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil17,5951:12,167687
United States1,5311:236,74722,700
Portugal1,0661:9,773843
Uruguay4011:8,558953
Ecuador3061:51,9804,806
Argentina2551:167,62114,084
Spain2091:223,69414,857
Chile1351:130,4924,626
Cuba701:164,6103,825
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Guyana511:14,9462,019
England461:1,211,26256,182
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Canada391:944,75971,777
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Vasconcéllos (1) are calculated separately.

Vasconcellos (25) may also be a first name.

Vasconcellos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Portuguese toponymic, from the Tower of Vasconcellos, near Amares.

- mfariacastro

Vasconcellos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vasconcellos is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Vasconcéllos. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vasconcellos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,590th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,855 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Vasconcellos are found; 86 percent are found in South America and 80 percent are found in Luso-South America. Vasconcellos is also the 2,136,160th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 25 people.

The last name Vasconcellos is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 17,595 people, or 1 in 12,167. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 34 percent reside, São Paulo, where 28 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Brazil Vasconcellos occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Portugal, where 5 percent reside.

Vasconcellos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vasconcellos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vasconcellos surname grew 38,275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vasconcellos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vasconcellos last name are 43.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.95% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vasconcellos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 228.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 63,612 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.99% more than the national average, earning R 294,636 per year; in United States they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $46,648 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.16% less than the national average, earning $47,117 CAD per year.

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