Velanzuela Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Velanzuela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Velanzuela 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
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Velanzuela Last Name Facts

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

Velanzuela has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Velanzuela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Velanzuela live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Velanzuela is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Bahia, where 60 percent live, Mato Grosso do Sul, where 20 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 20 percent live. Not including Brazil this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Mexico, where 18 percent live.

Velanzuela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Velanzuela has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Velanzuela surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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
Valanzuela90181/
Velansuela903/
Valanzula842/
Valansuela8090/
Velansuelo801/
Valeunzuela763/
Valenhzuela761/
Walanzula7439/
Valansuelo70205/
Valonsuela701/
Valonsuelo601/
Walansuelo601/
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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 Velanzuela
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