Velazquez Surname
Approximately 700,935 people bear this surname
Velazquez Surname User-submission:
This surname is Spanish, of Basque origin, with the first Vazquez families in the Castile region of Spain. Recorded in a number of forms including de Belasco, Belasco, de Velasco, Velasco, Vazquez, Velazquez, and the Portugese Vasquez and Vaz.
Read More About This SurnameVelazquez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 471,452 | 1:263 | 39 |
| Argentina | 57,773 | 1:740 | 97 |
| United States | 42,381 | 1:8,552 | 1,027 |
| Paraguay | 35,335 | 1:205 | 45 |
| Puerto Rico | 20,997 | 1:169 | 45 |
| Cuba | 20,824 | 1:553 | 93 |
| Spain | 17,646 | 1:2,649 | 307 |
| Venezuela | 15,178 | 1:1,990 | 345 |
| Uruguay | 4,790 | 1:716 | 79 |
| Dominican Republic | 4,645 | 1:2,246 | 319 |
| Nicaragua | 3,033 | 1:1,985 | 328 |
| Colombia | 2,808 | 1:17,014 | 1,410 |
| Brazil | 784 | 1:273,054 | 10,507 |
| Guatemala | 701 | 1:22,942 | 1,671 |
| Ecuador | 606 | 1:26,247 | 3,400 |
| Costa Rica | 311 | 1:15,370 | 624 |
| Peru | 239 | 1:132,988 | 7,469 |
| Canada | 232 | 1:158,817 | 16,066 |
| Chile | 169 | 1:104,239 | 3,903 |
| France | 150 | 1:442,818 | 63,836 |
| El Salvador | 79 | 1:80,302 | 1,508 |
| Germany | 73 | 1:1,102,815 | 73,621 |
| Italy | 72 | 1:849,398 | 65,259 |
| Honduras | 69 | 1:127,775 | 1,858 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| Luxembourg | 52 | 1:11,164 | 1,923 |
| Panama | 49 | 1:79,842 | 3,294 |
| Philippines | 48 | 1:2,109,130 | 121,847 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 40 | 1:2,759 | 470 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Bolivia | 14 | 1:758,317 | 4,521 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
The alternate forms: Velázquez (5,289), Velàzquez (71), Vélazquez (12), Velazquéz (3), Velâzquez (1), Velãzquez (1), Veläzquez (1) & Velázquéz (1) are calculated separately.
Velazquez (317) may also be a first name.
Velazquez Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is Spanish, of Basque origin, with the first Vazquez families in the Castile region of Spain. Recorded in a number of forms including de Belasco, Belasco, de Velasco, Velasco, Vazquez, Velazquez, and the Portugese Vasquez and Vaz. The surname was thought originally to have been a nickname due to the presence in many early recordings of the preposition "de" meaning "of" or "from", suggesting a locational origin, and gives a meaning perhaps of "of/from the place of the crows".
- annettevmThis surname literally means 'son of Blasco', a now uncommon Spanish name once popular in the medieval ages.
The first Blazquez were settled along the Cantabrian mountains and most of the families were moved after some time to colonize the center of the Iberian Peninsula, where the surname is more popular today.
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Velazquez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velazquez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Velazquez is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Velázquez, Velàzquez, Vélazquez, Velazquéz, Velâzquez, Velãzquez, Veläzquez or Velázquéz. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Velazquez? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 757th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,397 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Velazquez live; 72 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 493,198th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 317 people.
The surname Velazquez is most widespread in Mexico, where it is carried by 471,452 people, or 1 in 263. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: México, where 18 percent live, Chiapas, where 11 percent live and Mexico City, where 8 percent live. Excluding Mexico it is found in 84 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Velazquez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Velazquez has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 121,089 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Velazquez Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Velazquez surname are 43.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.27% being registered with the political party.
The amount Velazquez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 130.49% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,680 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.48% more than the national average, earning $24,854,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.56% less than the national average, earning $36,865 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% more than the national average, earning $50,233 CAD per year.
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Velazquez Reference & Research
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