Veres Surname

14,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

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.

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Veres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary21,7031:45233
Romania8,7981:2,282300
United States1,9961:181,59318,140
Ukraine1,7851:25,5033,649
Russia5851:246,36426,183
Canada4811:76,6028,623
Belarus4751:20,0023,376
Spain4401:106,2558,526
Brazil3181:673,19024,834
Slovakia2571:20,7643,301
Germany1931:417,12737,973
France1101:603,84379,953
Sweden901:109,4087,883
England861:647,88437,755
Austria781:109,17215,555
Australia571:473,60936,415
Uruguay361:95,3279,476
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Norway231:223,57824,793
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Czechia171:625,49860,070
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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.

- nameit49

Means 'red' in an old dialect.

- antepavelic

An old name for 'red' in hungarian.

- kolompos

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vereš933,083/
Vereş93517/
Vereș93407/
Verés931/
Véres931/
Verges917,221/
Veress915,432/
Veresh911,091/
Vereus911,057/
Verres91812/
Verest91478/
Veyres91289/
Verzes91158/
Veares91103/
Vetres9171/
Vieres9168/
Vehres9156/
Veries9113/
Verese9113/
Veeres919/
Vereas918/
Verets913/
Verhes912/
Veresp911/
Verões911/
Vereis911/
Verešs911/
Veires910/
Vere893,961/
Vérès872/
Veeresh832,934/
Verhees832,131/
Vereshe83246/
Verrees83165/
Vieyres83138/
Verease8382/
Verheus8377/
Verrest8371/
Veyries8363/
Verhest8356/
Verries8335/
Veresse8329/
Vergess8320/
Vergees8310/
Verheis836/
Verreys834/
Vierres833/
Vetrees832/
Verhese832/
Vweeres831/
Vieresh831/
Vereesh831/
Vereist831/
Vearges831/
Veerees831/
Veerehs831/
Vierhes831/
Verhehs831/
Verreus831/
Vetress830/
Beres808,011/
Verge805,967/
Feres803,948/
Vares802,290/
Veret801,833/
Vered801,629/
Vires801,489/
Verre801,442/
Verea801,292/
Verez80939/
Verep80900/
Veyre80883/
Veris80643/
Weres80349/
Verey80317/
Viere80266/
Vores80178/
Verys80162/
Vetre80131/
Veere80121/
Vehre8066/
Veire8066/
Verhe8062/
Vhere8061/
Verei8057/
Verej8056/
Verie8034/
Veare8033/
Verer8024/
Vejre8023/
Veree808/
Vereu804/
Vyres803/
Vereh803/
Verje803/
Veure803/
Vesre801/
Verec801/
Verex801/
Vuere801/
Hvere801/
Veresova772,727/
Veresová77151/
Verheest778/
Vereashe777/
Veereshe775/
Vereshch775/
Verheist774/
Hveeresh773/
Verreyst773/
Vereshsh772/
Veereesh772/
Verhetts772/
Vergeesh771/
Verheese771/
Veereash771/
Veereise771/
Veerresh771/
Veatress770/
Vearhees770/
Verrhies770/
Verhesse770/
Berges7311,563/
Verret735,852/
Ferres733,423/
Vergez732,929/
Berres732,729/
Verhey732,688/
Berest732,460/
Veyret732,394/
Vergis731,417/
Werres731,135/
Beresh731,048/
Berets73562/
Viresh73482/
Verzea73439/
Fehres73381/
Vergey73358/
Verrey73331/
Voreis73329/
Weires73300/
Vorhes73300/
Beares73292/
Beeres73279/
Vories73265/
Weeres73263/
Virges73256/
Beires73243/
Varesh73231/
Wehres73205/
Verhee73197/
Veyrie73168/
Ferges73168/
Weyres73136/
Veeris73123/
Vorres73122/
Vierre73113/
Fieres73112/
Verett73110/
Behres73104/
Verris7389/
Verrie7389/
Verish7385/
Betres7382/
Veriez7380/
Ferese7380/
Verzee7378/
Varres7377/
Voress7377/
Verhei7363/
Viores7355/
Feries7353/
Voreas7352/
Verrys7351/
Vayres7346/
Vetree7344/
Vearer7340/
Vaires7340/
Bereas7338/
Berese7337/
Verios7337/
Pheres7336/
Vareas7333/
Wieres7333/
Vearey7332/
Feresz7331/
Vejhre7328/
Varies7328/
Beress7327/
Ferest7326/
Varees7323/
Bereis7323/
Weresz7322/
Verece7320/
Veeret7320/
Verreu7319/
Feresh7318/
Vorees7317/
Weress7317/
Vehrer7317/
Veiret7316/
Beyres7315/
Verrez7313/
Weresh7312/
Verzhe7312/
Verhée7312/
Verrei7311/
Beures7311/
Berzes7310/
Berhes7310/
Bieres739/
Weries739/
Feires739/
Hueres739/
Wheres738/
Verrer738/
Verred737/
Vuerei737/
Uereas737/
Varess736/
Vitres736/
Verise736/
Verysh736/
Vireus736/
Verher736/
Verhej736/
Verheu736/
Berezs735/
Vereed734/
Vetreş734/
Feares733/
Veeree733/
Bereus733/
Verech733/
Vehere733/
Vierea733/
Verrès733/
Vetris732/
Ferets732/
Verzie732/
Voresh732/
Verhie732/
Verice732/
Verree732/
Beries732/
Fereis732/
Veriss732/
Verois732/
Vereet732/
Virest732/
Veretz732/
Weares731/
Feures731/
Foeres731/
Bheres731/
Bereds731/
Berehs731/
Voyres731/
Voires731/
Verzey731/
Vgeris731/
Vieyre731/
Varhes731/
Vereer731/
Verhis731/
Verjss731/
Verrea731/
Veerge731/
Feress731/
Verzeh731/
Viries731/
Vireas731/
Vetret731/
Vherie731/
Vieris731/
Vareus731/
Uheres731/
Vehree731/
Vergeh731/
Verhez731/
Verecz731/
Vereph731/
Verzeş731/
Verzeș731/
Veräys731/
Veréce731/
Feeres731/
Feyres731/
Fereus731/
Beresz731/
D'Vere731/
Veesri731/
Werese731/
Veirre731/
Verais731/
Vearie730/
Werest730/
Vohres730/
Veruis730/
Bejres730/
Veatre730/
Vherer730/
Veressova7122/
Veressová712/
Verreashe711/
Vera67776,996/
Were6758,438/
Bere6737,166/
Verheij674,172/
Veri673,896/
Verrett671,825/
Vire671,652/
Ferries671,193/
Very67988/
Vorhees67987/
Vorhies67817/
Väre67704/
Verriez67639/
Berries67503/
Beyries67408/
Verreet67377/
Werries67356/
Beireis67294/
Verreyt67259/
Beiresh67224/
Uere67217/
Wuerges67212/
Besrest67185/
Beyreis67184/
Ferrese67173/
Weresch67150/
Huerres67134/
Weresse6793/
Berrest6790/
Verrios6785/
Bereths6784/
Fierres6771/
Bergess6766/
Ferrest6764/
Bearese6750/
Vorreas6746/
Veargis6730/
Beyresh6727/
Feirres6725/
Verj6723/
Verheyt6723/
Verreij6722/
Beresch6722/
Vereche6721/
Beatres6719/
Beeresh6718/
Verá6718/
Vergish6716/
Bergeys6714/
Vihrest6712/
Bereshe6711/
Verécze6711/
Bergeås6710/
Besrets679/
Wieries679/
Wereshe678/
Beresse677/
Betress677/
Vuherer677/
Berresh677/
Vorhess676/
Ferreas676/
Vireshe675/
Beresth675/
Virgess675/
Ferrets674/
Ferreus674/
Vareesh674/
Verheer674/
Behreus674/
Vetrice674/
Verecht673/
Veirihs673/
Fehrest673/
Vetrish672/
Veitris672/
Bettres672/
Behreas672/
Pherese672/
Faeries672/
Ferreis672/
Vayries672/
Bergees672/
Fherese672/
Feresch672/
Veré672/
Ferress671/
Verisch671/
Fearres671/
Beiress671/
Beerges671/
Berress671/
Beuress671/
Weirges671/
Vohrees671/
Vhetree671/
Virgees671/
Varhees671/
Vergois671/
Verishe671/
Vayress671/
Veerise671/
Veerzee671/
Bieries671/
Varrees671/
Varreis671/
Berrets671/
Håvered671/
Vahares671/
Vaheere671/
Wethres671/
Verhehr671/
Verhije671/
Verhist671/
Verisse671/
Vereijt671/
Vereova671/
Vîhrest671/
Feireis671/
Fheeres671/
Feretts671/
Ferreys671/
Behrehs671/
Beretse671/
Bergesz671/
Berheas671/
Berhees671/
Berreis671/
Berrese671/
Vierrea671/
Vierris671/
Ferease671/
Varries671/
Whereas671/
Ouerets671/
Vitress671/
Vergihs671/
Vauyres671/
Bethres671/
Vearzey670/
Bearess670/
Vohries670/
Vereehe670/
Vereidt670/
Vorrhes670/
Uerries670/
Vorries670/
Pherres670/
Vierzey670/
Vorehes670/
Vorhhes670/
Fergess670/
Berheus670/
Virhees670/
Vorress670/
Vohress670/
Berrres670/
Veretch670/
Bearres670/
Vairies670/

Veres Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Veres in the Russian language
Вересveres-

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