Vaz Velho Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
England

Vaz Velho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Vaz Velho Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England11:55,718,059489,080

Vaz Velho Last Name Facts

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

Vaz Velho has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaz Velho? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Vaz Velho live; 75 percent live in South America and 75 percent live in Luso-South America.

Vaz Velho is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil Vaz Velho is mostly found in: Minas Gerais, where 67 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Brazil Vaz Velho exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vazvelho943/
Vaz Viel822/
Vas-Velho781/
Vaz Vila713/
Fiuza Velho701/
Vaz Avila674/
Vazvul671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Vaz Velho
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