Veiga Surname
Approximately 93,661 people bear this surname
Veiga Surname User-submission:
Veiga is a Portuguese surname meaning 'cultivated and fertile plain', typically in hilly areas. In Minho, north of Portugal, it refers to a land cultivated with rye or sodal corn (maize).
Veiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 46,619 | 1:4,592 | 357 |
| Angola | 12,226 | 1:2,208 | 380 |
| Portugal | 11,927 | 1:874 | 151 |
| Spain | 9,007 | 1:5,191 | 643 |
| Mozambique | 5,562 | 1:4,901 | 1,104 |
| Argentina | 2,190 | 1:19,518 | 1,650 |
| United States | 1,816 | 1:199,592 | 19,634 |
| Uruguay | 1,111 | 1:3,089 | 368 |
| France | 840 | 1:79,075 | 11,143 |
| Cape Verde | 634 | 1:835 | 87 |
| Cuba | 374 | 1:30,809 | 1,575 |
| England | 208 | 1:267,875 | 21,171 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 163 | 1:1,088 | 157 |
| Canada | 154 | 1:239,257 | 22,811 |
| Venezuela | 140 | 1:215,743 | 5,659 |
| Belgium | 75 | 1:153,289 | 21,368 |
| Mexico | 67 | 1:1,852,630 | 18,093 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| Peru | 54 | 1:588,595 | 15,207 |
| Chile | 53 | 1:332,386 | 9,362 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Switzerland | 45 | 1:182,509 | 16,410 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Andorra | 23 | 1:3,645 | 702 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Panama | 20 | 1:195,613 | 5,661 |
| Paraguay | 18 | 1:402,041 | 5,757 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Iceland | 15 | 1:25,339 | 1,935 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | 1:507,163 | 3,435 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
Veiga (169) may also be a first name.
Veiga Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Veiga is a Portuguese surname meaning 'cultivated and fertile plain', typically in hilly areas. In Minho, north of Portugal, it refers to a land cultivated with rye or sodal corn (maize).
- johan_beneschVeiga Demographics
Average Veiga Salary in
United States
$44,705 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Veiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Veiga is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Veiga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,031st most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 77,808 people. The surname Veiga is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Veiga live; 54 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 703,581st most widespread first name on earth It is held by 169 people.
The last name Veiga is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 46,619 people, or 1 in 4,592. In Brazil Veiga is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 21 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent live and Paraná, where 13 percent live. Barring Brazil this surname is found in 71 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 13 percent live and Portugal, where 13 percent live.
Veiga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Veiga has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Veiga surname expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Veiga Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Veiga surname are 43.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.91% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Veiga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.17% less than the national average, earning 245,134 kr per year; in Peru they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,136 per year; in South Africa they earn 57.69% more than the national average, earning R 374,736 per year; in United States they earn 3.61% more than the national average, earning $44,705 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning $49,546 CAD per year.
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