Vera Surname

707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 776,996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Vera Surname Definition:

One who came from Vera (border), in Spain.

Found as name of village near Almiera [Almería]. May be from latin "abora," meaning edge or border, or from Basque "bera" meaning "plomo," or metal lead.

Could refer to a place of life or a place of rest for just men.

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Vera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico119,8261:1,036165
Ecuador111,9101:1426
Argentina95,8031:44648
Paraguay86,4541:846
Chile66,6101:26445
Venezuela54,1511:558111
Peru53,2041:59781
Colombia48,5781:983209
Spain41,7781:1,119113
United States31,2251:11,6081,449
Bolivia14,6481:725146
Cuba11,3371:1,016174
Mozambique5,5621:4,9011,104
Philippines4,9161:20,5942,566
India3,9861:192,44011,646
Uruguay3,7431:91795
Indonesia3,0161:43,8494,996
Puerto Rico2,8841:1,231153
Brazil2,5561:83,7543,146
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
France1,8811:35,3124,300
Zimbabwe1,3541:11,4021,472
DR Congo1,1491:64,2997,596
Portugal8401:12,4031,003
Dominican Republic7701:13,5491,024
Panama5661:6,912723
Canada5401:68,2337,861
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Italy4161:147,01123,098
Cameroon4101:50,6566,624
England2881:193,46517,079
Australia2531:106,70211,948
Kenya2281:202,54314,705
Nigeria2081:851,64837,411
Iran1961:391,74825,289
Netherlands1921:87,95414,558
Guatemala1691:95,1642,878
Germany1641:490,88742,238
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Papua New Guinea1411:57,8287,385
Albania1341:21,7473,684
Belgium1231:93,46914,437
Costa Rica1041:45,9621,097
Thailand1011:699,390116,161
Switzerland991:82,9599,414
Belize941:3,782725
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Greece701:158,28325,926
Latvia691:29,7114,547
Solomon Islands651:8,9241,489
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Taiwan561:418,6563,233
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
São Tomé and Príncipe501:3,548324
China421:32,555,2751,726
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Czechia321:332,29640,874
Romania311:647,67345,663
Andorra271:3,105589
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Zambia241:660,41325,715
Scotland191:281,78013,396
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Honduras141:629,7463,754
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Israel121:713,13647,700
Serbia121:595,41221,526
Austria111:774,13064,097
Norway101:514,22941,629
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Finland91:610,74534,002
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Cape Verde41:132,4104,291
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
East Timor41:303,982255
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominica11:75,891912
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

The alternate forms: Verá (18), Véra (10), Věra (6) & Verà (1) are calculated separately.

Vera (2,223,084) may also be a first name.

Vera Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Vera (border), in Spain.

Found as name of village near Almiera [Almería]. May be from latin "abora," meaning edge or border, or from Basque "bera" meaning "plomo," or metal lead.

Could refer to a place of life or a place of rest for just men. It could also mean "verdad" or truth.

Aragonese name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

This name, originally meant 'truth' (from veritas, 'truth' in Latin). Another meaning is from ancient Spanish, referred to a little road o sidewalk boundary ("la vera, vereda").

- nekonekno

Vera Last Name Facts

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

Vera (Arabic: فرَّا, Georgian: ვერა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻴﺮﺍ, Hindi: वेरा, Marathi: वेरा, Oriya: େରି) is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Verá, Véra, Věra or Verà. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vera? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vera is the 707th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 9,379 people. The last name Vera is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Vera live; 69 percent live in South America and 23 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 261st most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,223,084 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is borne by 119,826 people, or 1 in 1,036. In Mexico it is mostly found in: México, where 16 percent are found, Guanajuato, where 10 percent are found and Veracruz, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Mexico this last name exists in 146 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 14 percent are found and Argentina, where 12 percent are found.

Vera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vera has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vera last name grew 23,655 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vera Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Vera surname are 42.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.95% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vera earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.05% less than the national average, earning €10,196 per year; in Peru they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,688 per year; in South Africa they earn 65.91% more than the national average, earning R 394,260 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $22,323,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.71% less than the national average, earning $37,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $46,837 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verá9218/
Véra9210/
Věra926/
Verà921/
Viera89114,732/
Veras8957,701/
Verga8910,610/
Veera899,906/
Veira894,350/
Verra892,461/
Verat891,611/
Verea891,292/
Veyra89864/
Vetra89650/
Vesra89556/
Vhera89468/
Veraa89426/
Verah89408/
Veray89289/
Vehra89171/
Veraj89128/
Veraz89113/
Veara8997/
Verad8988/
Verau8966/
Vaera8959/
Veura8944/
Verai8935/
Vejra8934/
Verha8925/
Veroa8923/
Vuera8912/
Verač894/
Verap891/
Voera891/
Vierra805,093/
Veyrat802,123/
Vereau802,023/
Veiras80891/
Verras80776/
Verzea80439/
Verhas80373/
Veraja80353/
Verrat80171/
Veraya80163/
Veeraa80116/
Vergay8082/
Verhai8066/
Veradt8054/
Verass8054/
Verraz8047/
Verast8047/
Veraas8046/
Veeras8045/
Verhaz8040/
Verrah8039/
Vergai8037/
Veraud8021/
Verash8021/
Vetras8019/
Verhad8018/
Verhay8016/
Võeras8012/
Veruha8012/
Vettra8010/
Veirra8010/
D'vera809/
Vergau809/
Vereas808/
Veraad808/
Veiray807/
Veeray806/
Vehrah805/
Veeraj805/
Verhat805/
Verayt805/
Vheara804/
Veraha804/
Veerra804/
Veratt803/
Vuerra803/
Vierea803/
Verzay803/
Vaerra802/
Vergaa802/
Veitra802/
Verray802/
Veiroa802/
Verrai802/
Vierah802/
Vehyra802/
Veraph801/
Verasp801/
Verrad801/
Verraj801/
Verrea801/
Verahe801/
Verahy801/
Vearra801/
Veejra801/
Veerat801/
Veerga801/
Veirad801/
Vıeıra801/
Vetrat801/
Vetrau801/
Veyras801/
Vieíra801/
Vaerau801/
Vaerea801/
Vergaï801/
Verasz801/
Veraut801/
Verroa801/
Verrúa801/
Verauz801/
Vierai801/
Vuhera801/
Veirai801/
Veerap801/
Verais801/
Voerra800/
Bera75604,003/
Vara75174,264/
Vora7592,582/
Vira759,708/
Fera757,885/
Vero756,347/
Vere753,961/
Veri753,896/
Wera752,815/
Very75988/
Uera75645/
Vyra75209/
Víra7529/
Verj7523/
Veró753/
Veré752/
Verô751/
Vīra751/
Øveraas73141/
Verraux73141/
Verreau73114/
Veeraya7385/
Vierray7331/
Vieijra7326/
Veerash7321/
Veracht7320/
Veerapp7317/
Verhaas7317/
Verhauz7312/
Veeraja7311/
Vergaia739/
Verhast739/
Veratch738/
Vejrajh737/
Veherra735/
Vergaij735/
Verrast734/
Verratt732/
Vierrah732/
Verault731/
Verhaad731/
Verhash731/
Verraya731/
Veeraia731/
Veerraj731/
Veiraad731/
Verjova731/
Vereova731/
Verrats731/
Vierrea731/
Vferrah731/
Vetrach731/
Veeraih731/
Verauss730/
Verhaus730/
Verhaut730/
Besra67124,553/
Veres6737,744/
Viray6737,646/
Vohra6724,486/
Beura6718,533/
Beira6716,071/
Berra6714,833/
Behra6714,652/
Berga678,574/
Ferra677,811/
Verri676,973/
Berad676,805/
Varai676,594/
Viraj676,211/
Verge675,967/
Virga675,810/
Beera675,793/
Varha675,046/
Viero674,906/
Vaira674,377/
Ferah674,290/
Varea674,148/
Varay673,626/
Beras673,520/
Varra672,933/
Huera672,885/
Vetro672,676/
Verry672,226/
Bhera672,106/
Virad672,026/
Phera672,002/
Veret671,833/
Vaara671,718/
Vetri671,692/
Feras671,632/
Vered671,629/
Ferad671,571/
Weera671,539/
Verot671,537/
Berea671,468/
Verre671,442/
Veroy671,372/
Beray671,315/
Ferat671,266/
Feray671,211/
Werra671,149/
Berza671,122/
Verez67939/
Vergi67902/
Verep67900/
Veyre67883/
Viras67861/
Biera67854/
Virat67825/
Feira67815/
Vieri67815/
Voraa67810/
Berat67800/
Veeri67765/
Verro67708/
Vetró67699/
Veris67643/
Vergo67627/
Fiera67589/
Viora67543/
Varah67528/
Mpera67526/
Vereş67517/
Varaa67485/
Veros67455/
Verho67433/
Wiera67431/
Betra67424/
Vereș67407/
Beraj67403/
Veriy67334/
Vorai67332/
Vajra67327/
Beara67326/
Veary67324/
Berha67321/
Verey67317/
Vyrah67299/
Feraj67296/
Feraz67269/
Viere67266/
Vorau67260/
Vitra67231/
Berai67223/
Veiro67220/
Beyra67215/
Fetra67203/
Ferza67203/
Verreaux67188/
Bejra67188/
Beraś67182/
Ferha67181/
Berah67170/
Berau67163/
Vorah67162/
Verys67162/
Verrault67154/
Visra67137/
Vayra67133/
Veriš67132/
Vetre67131/
Verit67130/
Veyry67126/
Beraz67121/
Veere67121/
Ferea67119/
Vorra67108/
Véras67107/
Veyro67105/
Beroa67103/
Viraa67100/
Berač6799/
Vyras6796/
Faera6787/
Virau6784/
Beraa6778/
Berać6778/
Voray6778/
Veriş6774/
Hwera6773/
Werea6773/
Veroi6768/
Virai6767/
Vehre6766/
Veire6766/
Weira6765/
Verhe6762/
Vhere6761/
Verei6757/
Vyrha6757/
Vijra6756/
Verej6756/
Ferga6755/
Werai6755/
Verou6749/
Feroa6748/
Veari6748/
Veriz6747/
Viery6746/
Verid6746/
Varau6746/
Virer6745/
Vahra6745/
Vytra6741/
Verzè6740/
Voira6740/
Verio6738/
Werah6737/
Feura6735/
Berța6735/
Virah6734/
Verie6734/
Veare6733/
Veuro6733/
Viroa6733/
Verhé6732/
Ferai6731/
Veroz6730/
Verraich6729/
Vetry6729/
Vehri6727/
Waera6726/
Veero6725/
Vuira6725/
Wehra6725/
Verer6724/
Vearo6724/
Vejre6723/
Feera6721/
Veirauch6721/
Vereault6720/
Veryo6720/
Ouera6719/
Verhault6718/
Veiry6718/
Veyri6718/
Vorha6717/
Virha6716/
Vetrò6716/
Verré6716/
Fejra6714/
Feraa6714/
Verão6713/
Viraz6713/
Vhira6712/
Virea6712/
Vihra6712/
Uerga6712/
Virra6710/
Weyra679/
Whera679/
Veree678/
Berap678/
Veroj678/
Värat678/
Vwara678/
Uerra676/
Vorea676/
Verás676/
Vejri676/
Virap675/
Ferau675/
Vergaaij675/
Wejra674/
Werza674/
Vereu674/
Veroo674/
Feyra674/
Veraitch674/
Veery673/
Veryy673/
Weray673/
Weura673/
Vereh673/
Verje673/
Varða673/
Wuera673/
Npera673/
Veure673/
Vaero673/
Veryh673/
Ueras672/
Vahierra672/
Vesri672/
Veryi672/
Uehra672/
Varéa672/
Vierá672/
Veiri672/
Verzé672/
Verod672/
Verih672/
Verij672/
Vyrra672/
Fesra672/
Wwera672/
Fhera671/
Berđa671/
B'Era671/
Vesry671/
Ueroa671/
Verreaut671/
Veeraaih671/
Veereash671/
Feara671/
Vesre671/
Uerai671/
Varêa671/
Véraz671/
Vhery671/
Uerat671/
Uerea671/
Uerza671/
Werau671/
Vaïra671/
Veraiová671/
Veryt671/
Verzí671/
Veráz671/
Verés671/
Verraszt671/
Voyra671/
Vérat671/
Vētra671/
Vuere671/
Ferağ671/
D'Vierra671/
Vyora671/
Vyrer671/
Vuero671/
Vreha671/
Verip671/
Vyhra671/
Vyrat671/
Beïra671/
Hvere671/
Verhi670/

Vera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vera in the Georgian language
ვერაvera-
Vera in the Marathi language
वेराvera-
Vera in the Hindi language
वेराvera90.91
वीराvira9.09
Vera in the Oriya language
େରିeri50
େଭରାebhara50
Vera in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻴﺮﺍfyra33.33
ﻓﺮﻩfrh33.33
ﻓﺮfr33.33
Vera in the Arabic language
فرَّاfraa-
فيّراfyra-
فيرَّاfyraa-
فرّاfra-
فيرّاfyra-
فِيراfira-
فراfra-
فيراfyra-

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