Velarde Surname

6,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Velarde Surname Definition:

Descendant of Velardo, a variant of Abelardo (noble, hard).

This might come from Bernardo or Bernal (see), which means strong and daring.

Castilian name from Santillán del Mar (Santander).

Velarde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico21,6281:5,739713
Philippines16,4911:6,139525
Peru16,0341:1,982338
Bolivia9,9301:1,069222
United States7,8231:46,3325,636
Argentina3,5731:11,9631,106
Spain3,5301:13,2441,528
Ecuador2,2131:7,1871,173
Colombia1,2921:36,9772,141
Venezuela1,1831:25,5321,684
Panama8741:4,476529
Chile7801:22,5851,387
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Guatemala2601:61,8562,435
Brazil2121:1,009,78535,690
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Cuba1001:115,2273,232
Singapore811:67,9962,745
France801:830,28498,964
Uruguay701:49,0255,488
England521:1,071,50151,923
Nicaragua441:136,8432,125
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Australia331:818,05251,601
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Costa Rica291:164,8302,283
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Honduras261:339,0942,848
El Salvador251:253,7562,260
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
China51:273,464,31313,838
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Velarde (152) may also be a first name.

Velarde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Descendant of Velardo, a variant of Abelardo (noble, hard).

This might come from Bernardo or Bernal (see), which means strong and daring.

Castilian name from Santillán del Mar (Santander).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Velarde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Velarde (Arabic: فيلاردي) is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velarde? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,480th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 83,587 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Velarde reside; 40 percent reside in South America and 32 percent reside in Andean South America. Velarde is also the 746,252nd most frequent forename in the world It is held by 152 people.

Velarde is most common in Mexico, where it is borne by 21,628 people, or 1 in 5,739. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Sinaloa, where 31 percent reside, Sonora, where 13 percent reside and Baja California, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Mexico this surname exists in 66 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 19 percent reside and Peru, where 18 percent reside.

Velarde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Velarde has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Velarde surname expanded 5,215 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Velarde Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Velarde surname are 39.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.45% registered with the party.

The amount Velarde earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 32.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,672 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.34% less than the national average, earning $21,035,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $42,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $46,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Velarde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velarde in the Arabic language
فيلارديfylardy-

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