Velsquez Surname

194,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Velsquez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velsquez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala1,4901:10,7941,138
Chile2691:65,4892,736
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Ecuador681:233,9108,300
Panama471:83,2403,379
Mexico431:2,886,65622,491
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
El Salvador251:253,7562,260
Bolivia211:505,5444,357
Honduras181:489,8023,355
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Velsquez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velsquez occurs more in Guatemala more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velsquez? popularity and diffusion

Velsquez is the 194,964th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,383,262 people. The surname Velsquez is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Velsquez live; 74 percent live in Central America and 74 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

The surname Velsquez is most commonly occurring in Guatemala, where it is held by 1,490 people, or 1 in 10,794. In Guatemala Velsquez is mostly concentrated in: Guatemala Department, where 100 percent reside, Chimaltenango Department, where 0 percent reside and Quiché Department, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Guatemala this last name is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Velsquez Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Velsquez earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 18.54% less than the national average, earning $18,492,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 40.85% less than the national average, earning $25,523 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velszquez946/
Velsque931/
Vellesquez893/
Velzquez881,319/
Velsques881/
Vlesquez881/
Belsquez881/
Vlzquez801/
Velzque801/
Vlsqe771/
Vlezquez751/
Velske7134/
Blzquez67279/
Voelske6749/
Vaelske6721/
Velsker6720/
Velsket6711/
Blesque671/

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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 Velsquez
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