Where Does The Last Name Velàsquez Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Velàsquez is more commonly found in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Velasquez, Velásquez, Velâsquez, Vélasquez or Velasquéz. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velàsquez? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 2,436,415^th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Velàsquez is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Velàsquez are found; 56 percent are found in Central America and 56 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

The surname Velàsquez is most commonly held in Guatemala, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 699,246. In Guatemala it is most numerous in: Guatemala Department, where 17 percent are found, Huehuetenango Department, where 4 percent are found and Sacatepéquez Department, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Guatemala this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 21 percent are found and Panama, where 6 percent are found.