Veras Surname

9,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Veras Surname User-submission:

There are two origins of the Veras surname.

1. Latin origin (Portugal and Spain), meaning 'truths'. Common in Christian (mostly Catholic) Latino families.

2. Hungarian-Romanian origin, meaning 'wagon puller'. Common in Jewish families in ancient Bessarabia (present-day Moldova and parts of Ukraine and Romania), Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.

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Veras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil34,9771:6,120438
Dominican Republic14,4211:723132
United States2,8141:128,80613,612
Philippines2,3331:43,3946,938
Spain4571:102,3028,305
Argentina4201:101,7708,591
Portugal3401:30,6421,941
Belarus3141:30,2585,258
Venezuela2661:113,5493,947
Chile2121:83,0973,275
Guatemala2051:78,4522,694
Russia1681:857,87569,146
Mexico1641:756,86711,287
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Cuba711:162,2923,797
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Colombia341:1,405,12010,559
Panama291:134,9054,585
Puerto Rico241:147,9221,914
France241:2,767,613196,808
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Guyana151:50,8154,586
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
England131:4,286,005132,302
Serbia121:595,41221,526
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
India101:76,706,538639,611
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Belize11:355,4743,977
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Véras (107) & Verás (6) are calculated separately.

Veras (319) may also be a first name.

Veras Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There are two origins of the Veras surname.

1. Latin origin (Portugal and Spain), meaning 'truths'. Common in Christian (mostly Catholic) Latino families.

2. Hungarian-Romanian origin, meaning 'wagon puller'. Common in Jewish families in ancient Bessarabia (present-day Moldova and parts of Ukraine and Romania), Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.

- Alvercuk

Veras Last Name Facts

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

Veras (Hindi: वेरस, Marathi: वेरस, Russian: Верас) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Véras or Verás. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Veras? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,789th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 126,298 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Veras reside; 62 percent reside in South America and 61 percent reside in Luso-South America. Veras is also the 491,536th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 319 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 34,977 people, or 1 in 6,120. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Ceará, where 20 percent live, Maranhão, where 18 percent live and Piauí, where 12 percent live. Beside Brazil Veras occurs in 67 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Veras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Veras has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Veras surname grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Veras Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Veras surname is primarily Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (95%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Veras surname are 43.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.48% being registered with the party.

The amount Veras earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 5.06% less than the national average, earning 328,567 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 38.93% less than the national average, earning $13,865,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.89% less than the national average, earning $35,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.36% less than the national average, earning $40,064 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Véras93107/
Verás936/
Vieras911,644/
Vergas911,172/
Veiras91891/
Verras91776/
Verhas91373/
Verase9186/
Verass9154/
Verast9147/
Veraas9146/
Veeras9145/
Verash9121/
Vetras9119/
Võeras9112/
Verzas919/
Vereas918/
Voeras912/
Verasp911/
Veyras911/
Verasz911/
Verais911/
Vera89776,996/
Verashe83298/
Vierras83168/
Øveraas83141/
Verease8382/
Veerash8321/
Verhaas8317/
Verhast839/
Vieyras838/
Verrast834/
Vergaus831/
Verhash831/
Verrats831/
Verauss830/
Verhaus830/
Viera80114,732/
Varas8043,838/
Verga8010,610/
Veera809,906/
Veira804,350/
Beras803,520/
Verra802,461/
Feras801,632/
Verat801,611/
Verea801,292/
Veyra80864/
Viras80861/
Vetra80650/
Vesra80556/
Vhera80468/
Veros80455/
Veraa80426/
Verah80408/
Voras80399/
Veray80289/
Vehra80171/
Verax80155/
Veraj80128/
Veraz80113/
Veara8097/
Vyras8096/
Verad8088/
Verau8066/
Veura8044/
Verai8035/
Vejra8034/
Verha8025/
Veroa8023/
Verac8019/
Vuera8012/
Weras806/
Verač804/
Ueras802/
Verap801/
Verós801/
Vierhaus77691/
Verasova7710/
Vereashe777/
Veeraise774/
Veereash771/
Veraashe771/
Verraszt771/
Ferras735,809/
Vierra735,093/
Bergas732,496/
Vergos732,334/
Veyrat732,123/
Vereau732,023/
Vereus731,057/
Varash731,019/
Veyrac73851/
Berras73801/
Verros73450/
Verzea73439/
Beiras73392/
Verace73377/
Berzas73368/
Veiros73213/
Berats73200/
Vergaz73173/
Verrat73171/
Varhas73165/
Verhás73165/
Varras73160/
Vergaš73152/
Verost73151/
Verots73140/
Berais73120/
Veeraa73116/
Vorais73102/
Beraus7396/
Betras7393/
Verrac7387/
Vergay7382/
Bieras7373/
Verhai7366/
Vorass7361/
Virash7359/
Veradt7354/
Voreas7352/
Verraz7347/
Berase7341/
Vitras7341/
Vieros7340/
Verhaz7340/
Verrah7339/
Bereas7338/
Wergas7338/
Vergai7337/
Vrehas7336/
Berast7334/
Vareas7333/
Berhas7332/
Feiras7330/
Fergas7327/
Fetras7323/
Varais7322/
Veraud7321/
Hueras7320/
Voraus7320/
Verhad7318/
Verhay7316/
Virase7316/
Verous7316/
Vairas7315/
Varaus7315/
Ferais7315/
Vaaras7315/
Varaas7314/
Virgas7312/
Vetros7310/
Vettra7310/
Veirra7310/
Vorras7310/
Vgeros7310/
Werash7310/
Verose739/
D'vera739/
Vergau739/
Veraad738/
Virras738/
Werhas737/
Berass737/
Virast737/
Berash737/
Pheras737/
Uereas737/
Veiray737/
Beeras736/
Veeray736/
Fieras736/
Verrax736/
Varass735/
Vehrah735/
Veeraj735/
Ferash735/
Verhat735/
Verayt735/
Vheara734/
Veraha734/
Veerra734/
Virais734/
Weeras734/
Feuras733/
Veratt733/
Vuerra733/
Vieraz733/
Vierea733/
Bearas733/
Verzay733/
Virats733/
Veross732/
Vergaa732/
Veitra732/
Verray732/
Fearas732/
Ferase732/
Verois732/
Vyrras732/
Veiroa732/
Verrai732/
Vierah732/
Vehyra732/
Besras731/
Hviras731/
Veraph731/
Verrad731/
Verraj731/
Verrea731/
Verahe731/
Verahy731/
Vearra731/
Veejra731/
Veerat731/
Veerga731/
Veirad731/
Beyras731/
Ferast731/
Ferass731/
Vıeıra731/
Verões731/
Virays731/
Vireas731/
Vijras731/
Voiras731/
Vetrat731/
Vetrau731/
Vieíra731/
Wieras731/
Vayras731/
Vergaï731/
Verhos731/
Vereis731/
Veraut731/
Verzos731/
Verroa731/
Ferats731/
Berasz731/
Werase731/
Hweras731/
Verauz731/
Oueras731/
Vierai731/
Vuhera731/
Veirai731/
Veerap731/
Berasp731/
Weiras730/
Beraas730/
Verhasova7124/
Verashova7113/
Verreashe711/
Bera67604,003/
Vira679,708/
Vero676,347/
Wera672,815/
Berrais672,288/
Uera67645/
Ferrais67623/
Vyra67209/
Verraux67141/
Verreau67114/
Bergais6794/
Verheus6777/
Vierros6775/
Vorahas6769/
Bergaus6765/
Vorhaus6764/
Vorreas6746/
Huergas6742/
Berzajs6736/
Bergaas6734/
Vieyros6734/
Vierray6731/
Víra6729/
Vieijra6726/
Bearash6726/
Verhost6721/
Bierras6721/
Veracht6720/
Fierras6719/
Beurais6719/
Virasch6718/
Verá6718/
Veerapp6717/
Ferrays6715/
Verross6712/
Verhauz6712/
Ferrads6711/
Véra6710/
Veratch678/
Ferasse678/
Beraish678/
Vejrajh677/
Berhaus676/
Ferreas676/
Věra676/
Varahas676/
Verheis676/
Verhose675/
Varaish675/
Veherra675/
Varhash675/
Vergaij675/
Waeraas675/
Berrass674/
Ferrass674/
Verreys674/
Bergash673/
Vitrais673/
Berahas673/
Veró673/
Virgash673/
Vearous672/
Verratt672/
Virashe672/
Behreas672/
Feraish672/
Ferrase672/
Weerase672/
Vierrah672/
Ferrras672/
Werhass672/
Berzais672/
Beraiss672/
Huerras671/
Ferrzas671/
Bearras671/
Bherase671/
Voueros671/
Virasse671/
Virgaus671/
Varrass671/
Verault671/
Vereist671/
Vergois671/
Verhaad671/
Veerraj671/
Veroshe671/
Bierhas671/
Verô671/
Varashh671/
Pheiras671/
Virgass671/
Vaharas671/
Veeroos671/
Veiraad671/
Verà671/
Veroush671/
Verreus671/
Vīra671/
Ferrats671/
Ferauds671/
Beirash671/
Beirast671/
Behrash671/
Bergaås671/
Berheas671/
Berraïs671/
Bierasz671/
Werashe671/
Behrast671/
Vierrea671/
Ferease671/
Berasse671/
Whereas671/
Ouerats671/
Vetrach671/
Veeraih671/
Bergass671/
Feerast671/
Feirras671/
Ferraas671/
Werhaus670/
Bearass670/
Weirgas670/
Verouse670/
Behrais670/
Berhass670/
Verhaut670/

Veras Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Veras in the Marathi language
वेरसverasa-
Veras in the Hindi language
वेरसverasa40
वेरशाverasa40
वेरसाverasa20
Veras in the Russian language
Верасveras-

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