Vejar Surname

40,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Vejar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vejar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile5,8821:2,995473
Mexico3,9441:31,4721,995
United States1,3051:277,74625,941
Venezuela5161:58,5352,731
Ecuador4711:33,7703,924
Argentina2741:155,99813,175
Colombia2071:230,7935,231
Philippines1451:698,19571,110
Peru661:481,57813,923
India211:36,526,923420,161
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
El Salvador171:373,1702,631
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Véjar (40) & Vèjar (4) are calculated separately.

Vejar (62) may also be a first name.

Vejar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vejar (Hindi: वेजार, Marathi: वेजर) occurs more in Chile more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Véjar or Vèjar. For other potential spellings of Vejar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vejar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vejar is the 40,582nd most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 564,532 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Vejar are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 48 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Vejar is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 62 people.

Vejar is most commonly used in Chile, where it is borne by 5,882 people, or 1 in 2,995. In Chile it is primarily concentrated in: Bío Bío Region, where 33 percent reside, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 31 percent reside and Araucanía Region, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Chile Vejar occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Vejar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vejar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vejar surname grew 5,438 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vejar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vejar surname are 42.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.21% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vejar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 16.99% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,092 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $16,880,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 13.36% less than the national average, earning $37,384 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Véjar9340/
Vèjar934/
Vejare91232/
Vejhar916/
Viejar912/
Vejcar911/
Vear891,096/
Vejr89162/
Vejchar8311/
Veejhar831/
Bejar8023,277/
Vesar808,517/
Vijar801,162/
Vehar80879/
Vajar80551/
Veart80135/
Veard8064/
Vojar8043/
Veare8033/
Vejer8033/
Vezar8031/
Vejre8023/
Veyar8014/
Viear808/
Vecar806/
Vujar802/
Veear801/
Vejor801/
Vejir801/
Vejchart772/
Veesar73889/
Beijar73356/
Vajsar73135/
Vajhar7382/
Vezard7374/
Verzar7355/
Vesgar7332/
Vijard7332/
Vijare7330/
Vejhre7328/
Vaijar7319/
Veyard7312/
Vechar738/
Vhesar738/
Vezare737/
Veisar736/
Bejarp736/
Vajjar734/
Beejar734/
Wejhar734/
Vesare733/
Weijar733/
Vehart732/
Vejore732/
Vescar732/
Beyjar731/
Vijayr731/
Veyare731/
Vheyar731/
Vieyar731/
Vecarr731/
Vekhar731/
Wedjar731/
Viojar731/
Vhehar731/
Veizar731/
Vejour731/
Bejhar731/
Veazor730/
Vesear730/
Vesart730/
Veer6742,742/
Bear6720,683/
Wear678,990/
Vier673,772/
Vair671,345/
Vaur67393/
Vegiard67199/
Vayr67185/
Bejr67150/
Vejrová67133/
Vajr67118/
Vechart67115/
Veir6797/
Veesart6782/
Vajhare6776/
Veesaar6759/
Vyer6757/
Vaer6756/
Voer6749/
Wejr6730/
Voueart6717/
Veur6711/
Vojhare679/
Veyr679/
Vechard679/
Vuer678/
Veysgar675/
Vejcharová673/
Wejchar672/
Vujhart671/
Vujr671/
Vijaure671/
Vijr671/
Veseart671/
Vaijare671/
Vechare671/
Vaujare671/
Vierzar671/
Vajhaar671/
Vajhatr671/
Vejrova671/
Vesahar671/
Beejaar671/
Behijar671/
Vichear671/
Uear671/
Vaidjar671/

Vejar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vejar in the Hindi language
वेजारvejara-
Vejar in the Marathi language
वेजरvejara-

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Footnotes

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