Velazco Surname

9,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Cuba

Velazco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velazco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico24,2501:5,119646
Venezuela9,4041:3,212485
Argentina5,3841:7,939784
Peru4,6991:6,7641,024
Cuba4,4071:2,615378
Colombia3,4981:13,6581,267
United States2,6171:138,50214,451
Paraguay1,8181:3,981385
Uruguay1,2491:2,748319
Ecuador4451:35,7434,039
Spain2961:157,94611,518
Dominican Republic2931:35,6071,992
Philippines2261:447,95755,016
Panama1521:25,7391,588
Chile941:187,4096,037
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
Guatemala581:277,2874,338
Costa Rica471:101,7041,717
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
El Salvador301:211,4632,107
France271:2,460,101186,232
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Bolivia131:816,6494,594
Puerto Rico101:355,0142,904
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belize41:88,8683,294
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Velázco (1) are calculated separately.

Velazco (62) may also be a first name.

Velazco Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velazco is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Velázco. Click here to see other potential spellings of Velazco.

How Common Is The Last Name Velazco? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,559th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 123,057 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Velazco reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Velazco is also the 1,246,114th most common first name in the world, held by 62 people.

Velazco is most widely held in Mexico, where it is carried by 24,250 people, or 1 in 5,119. In Mexico Velazco is primarily concentrated in: México, where 12 percent are found, Jalisco, where 11 percent are found and Veracruz, where 11 percent are found. Other than Mexico Velazco exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 16 percent are found and Argentina, where 9 percent are found.

Velazco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Velazco has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Velazco surname expanded 130,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Velazco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Velazco last name are 43.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.51% registered with the political party.

The amount Velazco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 31.2% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,434 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning $26,082,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.61% less than the national average, earning $35,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.08% less than the national average, earning $38,218 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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