Veloso Surname
Approximately 132,933 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 65,675 | 1:3,260 | 285 |
| Angola | 15,972 | 1:1,690 | 307 |
| Philippines | 11,839 | 1:8,551 | 785 |
| Mozambique | 11,742 | 1:2,322 | 570 |
| Portugal | 9,285 | 1:1,122 | 185 |
| Chile | 7,096 | 1:2,483 | 424 |
| Argentina | 3,125 | 1:13,678 | 1,234 |
| Spain | 1,818 | 1:25,716 | 2,688 |
| United States | 1,456 | 1:248,942 | 23,691 |
| France | 1,208 | 1:54,986 | 7,277 |
| Paraguay | 865 | 1:8,366 | 518 |
| Cuba | 526 | 1:21,906 | 1,325 |
| Ecuador | 439 | 1:36,232 | 4,069 |
| Canada | 318 | 1:115,867 | 12,291 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 237 | 1:749 | 125 |
| Venezuela | 130 | 1:232,339 | 5,944 |
| Uruguay | 110 | 1:31,198 | 3,594 |
| Singapore | 107 | 1:51,474 | 1,981 |
| England | 87 | 1:640,437 | 37,483 |
| Switzerland | 77 | 1:106,661 | 11,226 |
| Australia | 69 | 1:391,242 | 31,907 |
| Luxembourg | 49 | 1:11,848 | 2,062 |
| Andorra | 33 | 1:2,541 | 482 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
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.
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Average Veloso Salary in
United States
$48,776 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Veloso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veloso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Veloso is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Velôso or Véloso. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Veloso? popularity and diffusion
Veloso is the 4,222nd most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 54,821 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Veloso live; 58 percent live in South America and 49 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 135,394th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 2,883 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 65,675 people, or 1 in 3,260. In Brazil Veloso is most prevalent in: Minas Gerais, where 21 percent are found, São Paulo, where 18 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 7 percent are found. Other than Brazil it occurs in 75 countries. It is also common 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 bearing the Veloso surname are 39.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.18% registered with the 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.
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