Veras Surname
Approximately 57,701 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameVeras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 34,977 | 1:6,120 | 438 |
| Dominican Republic | 14,421 | 1:723 | 132 |
| United States | 2,814 | 1:128,806 | 13,612 |
| Philippines | 2,333 | 1:43,394 | 6,938 |
| Spain | 457 | 1:102,302 | 8,305 |
| Argentina | 420 | 1:101,770 | 8,591 |
| Portugal | 340 | 1:30,642 | 1,941 |
| Belarus | 314 | 1:30,258 | 5,258 |
| Venezuela | 266 | 1:113,549 | 3,947 |
| Chile | 212 | 1:83,097 | 3,275 |
| Guatemala | 205 | 1:78,452 | 2,694 |
| Russia | 168 | 1:857,875 | 69,146 |
| Mexico | 164 | 1:756,867 | 11,287 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Cuba | 71 | 1:162,292 | 3,797 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Colombia | 34 | 1:1,405,120 | 10,559 |
| Panama | 29 | 1:134,905 | 4,585 |
| Puerto Rico | 24 | 1:147,922 | 1,914 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Uruguay | 16 | 1:214,485 | 16,699 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Ukraine | 16 | 1:2,845,168 | 170,459 |
| Guyana | 15 | 1:50,815 | 4,586 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Serbia | 12 | 1:595,412 | 21,526 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
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.
- AlvercukVeras Demographics
Average Male Veras Height
173.68 cm
Average Female Veras Height
162.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Veras Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Veras in the Marathi language | ||
| वेरस | verasa | - |
| Veras in the Hindi language | ||
| वेरस | verasa | 40 |
| वेरशा | verasa | 40 |
| वेरसा | verasa | 20 |
| Veras in the Russian language | ||
| Верас | veras | - |
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