Veloso Surname

4,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Veloso Surname User-submission:

Veloso is a surname of Galician origin, meaning "hairy", "full of fleece" or "full of wool." It is mostly used by Brazilians and Portuguese.

Veloso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil65,6751:3,260285
Angola15,9721:1,690307
Philippines11,8391:8,551785
Mozambique11,7421:2,322570
Portugal9,2851:1,122185
Chile7,0961:2,483424
Argentina3,1251:13,6781,234
Spain1,8181:25,7162,688
United States1,4561:248,94223,691
France1,2081:54,9867,277
Paraguay8651:8,366518
Cuba5261:21,9061,325
Ecuador4391:36,2324,069
Canada3181:115,86712,291
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
São Tomé and Príncipe2371:749125
Venezuela1301:232,3395,944
Uruguay1101:31,1983,594
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
England871:640,43737,483
Switzerland771:106,66111,226
Australia691:391,24231,907
Luxembourg491:11,8482,062
Andorra331:2,541482
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Finland151:366,44725,366
India141:54,790,384527,769
Jersey121:8,2671,718
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Swaziland91:144,244719
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
China41:341,830,39216,990
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Micronesia41:26,561731
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Macau21:300,8151,009
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malta11:430,2723,380

The alternate forms: Velôso (12) & Véloso (1) are calculated separately.

Veloso (2,883) may also be a first name.

Veloso Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Veloso is a surname of Galician origin, meaning "hairy", "full of fleece" or "full of wool." It is mostly used by Brazilians and Portuguese.

- meveloso

Veloso Last Name Facts

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

Veloso occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Velôso or Véloso. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Veloso? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,222nd most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 54,821 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Veloso are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 49 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 135,394th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 2,883 people.

It is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 65,675 people, or 1 in 3,260. In Brazil it is most common in: Minas Gerais, where 21 percent are found, São Paulo, where 18 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 7 percent are found. Beside Brazil this surname occurs in 75 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 12 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.

Veloso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Veloso surname are 39.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Veloso earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 42.48% more than the national average, earning R 338,580 per year; in United States they earn 13.04% more than the national average, earning $48,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.14% more than the national average, earning $53,726 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velôso9412/
Véloso941/
Velosoa9237/
Velosos9231/
Velosco9229/
Velosoz9225/
Velouso9212/
Velosso929/
Velhoso923/
Veiloso921/
Velioso921/
Velozo8317,077/
Velosa834,850/
Beloso832,629/
Voloso83471/
Velaso8348/
Viloso8338/
Veleso8328/
Valoso8316/
Weloso837/
Feloso835/
Velojo833/
Veloco831/
Vleoso831/
Veloutsos80129/
Veloutsou8021/
Valloso77414/
Vilosio77144/
Belioso7750/
Valosio7739/
Mpeloso7734/
Velozzo7733/
Belosio7714/
Velouzo7712/
Valioso7711/
Belouso774/
Valosuo773/
Velasso773/
Velazoo773/
Belosso772/
Belosos772/
Volosho771/
Velazso771/
Volloso771/
Velosca771/
Velocio771/
Veliozo771/
Viloiso771/
Vallosio71236/
Velgosha7161/
Velhosha7115/
Velazcoo713/
Belousoa713/
Belousou711/
Belotsos711/
Velosgia711/
Belousoy711/
Vallioso711/
Velouzou711/
Velascoo711/
Veloza679,417/
Filoso67870/
Belozo67549/
Belosa67184/
Vilaso67134/
Foloso6787/
Waloso6780/
Vilosa6765/
Valosa6757/
Biloso6755/
Belaso6747/
Wiloso6742/
Velaco6738/
Velesa6722/
Felosa6718/
Valaso6713/
Velasa6712/
Valeso6712/
Vilozo6711/
Felaso677/
Velazo676/
Velôzo675/
Weleso675/
Volosa674/
Beloutsos674/
Welozo673/
Volozo672/
Velezo672/
Velõzo671/
Vileso671/
Volaso671/
Felojo671/
Velajo671/
Felozo671/

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