Velascos Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Velascos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velascos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia1101:434,3106,607
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Velascos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velascos is held by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velascos? popularity and diffusion

The last name Velascos is the 1,441,361st most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Velascos occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Velascos live; 85 percent live in South America and 77 percent live in Caribbean South America.

This surname is most widely held in Colombia, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 434,310. In Colombia it is mostly found in: Valle del Cauca Department, where 60 percent live, Nariño Department, where 13 percent live and Capital District, where 11 percent live. Other than Colombia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Mexico, where 5 percent live.

Velascos Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Velascos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 9.65% more than the national average, earning $24,893,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 66.54% less than the national average, earning $14,438 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Velascos
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