Veres Surname
Approximately 37,744 people bear this surname
Veres Surname User-submission:
The name Veres originally means 'bloody'. Written as Véres. It comes from wartime, mostly with the Turks.
It doesn't mean 'red'. The older word for red is vörös. This variant on red comes from véres, because blood is, of course, red.
Read More About This SurnameVeres Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 21,703 | 1:452 | 33 |
| Romania | 8,798 | 1:2,282 | 300 |
| United States | 1,996 | 1:181,593 | 18,140 |
| Ukraine | 1,785 | 1:25,503 | 3,649 |
| Russia | 585 | 1:246,364 | 26,183 |
| Canada | 481 | 1:76,602 | 8,623 |
| Belarus | 475 | 1:20,002 | 3,376 |
| Spain | 440 | 1:106,255 | 8,526 |
| Brazil | 318 | 1:673,190 | 24,834 |
| Slovakia | 257 | 1:20,764 | 3,301 |
| Germany | 193 | 1:417,127 | 37,973 |
| France | 110 | 1:603,843 | 79,953 |
| Sweden | 90 | 1:109,408 | 7,883 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| Austria | 78 | 1:109,172 | 15,555 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| Uruguay | 36 | 1:95,327 | 9,476 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Vereš (3,083), Vereş (517), Vereș (407), Verés (1), Véres (1) & Vérès (2) are calculated separately.
Veres (142) may also be a first name.
Veres Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Veres originally means 'bloody'. Written as Véres. It comes from wartime, mostly with the Turks.
It doesn't mean 'red'. The older word for red is vörös. This variant on red comes from véres, because blood is, of course, red. But the words are different.
- nameit49Means 'red' in an old dialect.
- antepavelicAn old name for 'red' in hungarian.
- kolomposVeres Demographics
Veres Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Veres Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veres Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Veres (Russian: Верес) is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Vereš, Vereş, Vereș, Verés, Véres or Vérès. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Veres? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,763rd most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 193,078 people. The surname Veres is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Veres are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 58 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. Veres is also the 775,413th most frequent first name globally, held by 142 people.
This last name is most common in Hungary, where it is borne by 21,703 people, or 1 in 452. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 16 percent reside, Budapest, where 13 percent reside and Pest County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Hungary this last name occurs in 65 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Veres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Veres has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Veres last name increased 33,267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Veres Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Orthodox (97%) in Belarus and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Veres last name are 33.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.42% being registered with the party.
The amount Veres earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 65.06% less than the national average, earning €10,491 per year; in Norway they earn 33.79% less than the national average, earning 229,137 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.33% more than the national average, earning R 312,096 per year; in United States they earn 6.9% more than the national average, earning $46,126 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning $54,986 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Veres Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Veres in the Russian language | ||
| Верес | veres | - |
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