Vasconcelos Surname

2,692nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206,906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Vasconcelos Surname User-submission:

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

Vasconcelos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil143,3451:1,493166
Angola19,3251:1,397249
Portugal17,3051:602103
Mozambique16,0681:1,697403
Mexico6,1681:20,1241,559
United States1,2571:288,35226,794
Cuba3641:31,6561,596
France3601:184,50828,709
Canada3031:121,60312,764
Nicaragua2911:20,691988
Venezuela2841:106,3523,801
England2311:241,20419,754
Argentina2141:199,73616,554
Spain1861:251,35516,061
São Tomé and Príncipe1501:1,183168
Cape Verde1061:4,997202
Chile1061:166,1935,518
Thailand851:831,039133,417
El Salvador791:80,3021,508
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Costa Rica611:78,3621,469
Australia571:473,60936,415
Peru521:611,23315,440
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Japan301:4,261,47637,285
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Uruguay241:142,99012,722
East Timor161:75,996145
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Wales71:442,07621,198
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Guatemala71:2,297,5246,613
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Macau41:150,408604
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Vasconçelos (4) & Vasconcélos (1) are calculated separately.

Vasconcelos (512) may also be a first name.

Vasconcelos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- mfariacastro

Vasconcelos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vasconcelos is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Vasconçelos or Vasconcélos. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vasconcelos? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vasconcelos is the 2,692nd most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 35,222 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Vasconcelos are found; 70 percent are found in South America and 69 percent are found in Luso-South America. Vasconcelos is also the 373,684th most common first name globally It is held by 512 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 143,345 people, or 1 in 1,493. In Brazil Vasconcelos is primarily found in: Ceará, where 15 percent live, São Paulo, where 14 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent live. Not including Brazil Vasconcelos exists in 81 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 9 percent live and Portugal, where 8 percent live.

Vasconcelos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vasconcelos last name are 44.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.87% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vasconcelos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning 369,460 kr per year; in Peru they earn 26.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,202 per year; in South Africa they earn 142.54% more than the national average, earning R 576,360 per year; in United States they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $45,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning $55,257 CAD per year.

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