Velázquez Surname

90,605th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Velázquez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velázquez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,9911:62,3442,930
Puerto Rico1,7341:2,047207
Cuba9221:12,498975
Spain3421:136,70210,317
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Uruguay441:77,9948,034
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
England51:11,143,612252,590
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Gambia41:480,863548
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415

The alternate forms: Velazquez (700,935), Velàzquez (71), Velãzquez (1), Velâzquez (1), Velázquéz (1), Vélazquez (12) & Velazquéz (3) are calculated separately.

Velázquez (18) may also be a first name.

Velázquez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velázquez is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Velazquez, Velàzquez, Velãzquez, Velâzquez, Velázquéz, Vélazquez or Velazquéz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velázquez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Velázquez is the 90,605th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,377,868 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Velázquez live; 51 percent live in Caribbean and 51 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name globally, held by 18 people.

The last name Velázquez is most common in Mexico, where it is borne by 1,991 people, or 1 in 62,344. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: Mexico City, where 23 percent live, México, where 21 percent live and Jalisco, where 8 percent live. Barring Mexico this surname exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Puerto Rico, where 33 percent live and Cuba, where 17 percent live.

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Footnotes

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