Veress Surname

88,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Veress 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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Veress Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3,6311:2,703306
Romania1,4651:13,7051,753
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England171:3,277,533109,658
Austria141:608,24554,975
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
France111:6,038,429280,838
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Verešs (1) are calculated separately.

Veress (10) may also be a first name.

Veress 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

Veress Last Name Facts

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

The surname Veress (Russian: Вересс) is most common in Hungary. It can be rendered as: Verešs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Veress? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 88,439th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,341,595 people. The last name Veress is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Veress are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

It is most numerous in Hungary, where it is carried by 3,631 people, or 1 in 2,703. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Budapest, where 28 percent are found, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 23 percent are found and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 13 percent are found. Besides Hungary this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Veress Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Veress has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Veress last name expanded 4,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Veress Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Veress are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Veress earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 141.96% more than the national average, earning R 574,992 per year; in United States they earn 2.38% more than the national average, earning $44,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $47,895 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verešs941/
Veresse9229/
Vergess9220/
Vetress920/
Veres9137,744/
Vereshsh862/
Veatress860/
Verhesse860/
Verges837,221/
Veresh831,091/
Vereus831,057/
Verres83812/
Verest83478/
Veyres83289/
Verzes83158/
Veares83103/
Voress8377/
Vetres8371/
Vieres8368/
Vehres8356/
Beress8327/
Weress8317/
Veries8313/
Verese8313/
Veeres839/
Vereas838/
Varess836/
Verets833/
Verhes832/
Veriss832/
Veresp831/
Verjss831/
Feress831/
Verões831/
Vereis831/
Veires830/
Vere803,961/
Veressova8022/
Veressová802/
Veeresh772,934/
Verhees772,131/
Vereshe77246/
Verrees77165/
Vieyres77138/
Weresse7793/
Verease7782/
Verheus7777/
Verrest7771/
Bergess7766/
Veyries7763/
Verhest7756/
Verries7735/
Vergees7710/
Beresse777/
Betress777/
Vorhess776/
Verheis776/
Virgess775/
Verreys774/
Vierres773/
Vetrees772/
Verhese772/
Ferress771/
Beiress771/
Berress771/
Beuress771/
Vweeres771/
Vieresh771/
Vereesh771/
Vereist771/
Vayress771/
Vearges771/
Veerees771/
Veerehs771/
Vierhes771/
Verhehs771/
Verisse771/
Verreus771/
Vitress771/
Bearess770/
Fergess770/
Vorress770/
Vohress770/
Beres738,011/
Verge735,967/
Feres733,948/
Vereš733,083/
Vares732,290/
Veret731,833/
Vered731,629/
Vires731,489/
Verre731,442/
Verea731,292/
Verez73939/
Verep73900/
Veyre73883/
Veris73643/
Vereş73517/
Vereș73407/
Weres73349/
Verey73317/
Viere73266/
Vores73178/
Verys73162/
Vetre73131/
Veere73121/
Vehre7366/
Veire7366/
Verhe7362/
Vhere7361/
Verei7357/
Verej7356/
Verie7334/
Veare7333/
Verer7324/
Vejre7323/
Veree738/
Vereu734/
Vyres733/
Vereh733/
Verje733/
Veure733/
Vesre731/
Verex731/
Verés731/
Véres731/
Vuere731/
Hvere731/
Veresova712,727/
Oueresse71232/
Veresová71151/
Berresse7142/
Bettress7130/
Feireiss7111/
Beyreiss7110/
Verheest718/
Vereashe717/
Veereshe715/
Vereshch715/
Verheist714/
Hveeresh713/
Verreyst713/
Veereesh712/
Verhetts712/
Vergeesh711/
Verheese711/
Veereash711/
Veereise711/
Veerresh711/
Berrgess710/
Vearhees710/
Beheress710/
Verrhies710/
Featress710/
Berges6711,563/
Verret675,852/
Faress674,411/
Ferres673,423/
Vergez672,929/
Berres672,729/
Verhey672,688/
Berest672,460/
Veyret672,394/
Vergis671,417/
Werres671,135/
Beresh671,048/
Berets67562/
Viresh67482/
Verzea67439/
Fehres67381/
Vergey67358/
Verrey67331/
Voreis67329/
Weires67300/
Vorhes67300/
Beares67292/
Beeres67279/
Vories67265/
Weeres67263/
Virges67256/
Beires67243/
Varesh67231/
Wehres67205/
Verhee67197/
Veyrie67168/
Ferges67168/
Waress67145/
Weyres67136/
Veeris67123/
Vorres67122/
Vierre67113/
Fieres67112/
Verett67110/
Behres67104/
Verris6789/
Verrie6789/
Verish6785/
Betres6782/
Veriez6780/
Ferese6780/
Verzee6778/
Varres6777/
Verhei6763/
Viores6755/
Feries6753/
Voreas6752/
Verrys6751/
Vayres6746/
Vetree6744/
Vearer6740/
Vaires6740/
Bereas6738/
Berese6737/
Verios6737/
Pheres6736/
Vareas6733/
Wieres6733/
Vearey6732/
Feresz6731/
Vejhre6728/
Varies6728/
Ferest6726/
Beriss6725/
Foress6723/
Varees6723/
Bereis6723/
Béress6723/
Weresz6722/
Verece6720/
Veeret6720/
Verreu6719/
Feresh6718/
Vorees6717/
Vehrer6717/
Veiret6716/
Beyres6715/
Feriss6714/
Verrez6713/
Weresh6712/
Verzhe6712/
Verhée6712/
Verrei6711/
Beures6711/
Berzes6710/
Berhes6710/
Bieres679/
Weries679/
Feires679/
Hueres679/
Wheres678/
Verrer678/
Verred677/
Vuerei677/
Uereas677/
Vitres676/
Verise676/
Verysh676/
Vireus676/
Verher676/
Verhej676/
Verheu676/
Berezs675/
Woress674/
Vereed674/
Vetreş674/
Feares673/
Veeree673/
Bereus673/
Verech673/
Vehere673/
Vierea673/
Verrès673/
Vetris672/
Ferets672/
Variss672/
Verzie672/
Voresh672/
Verhie672/
Verice672/
Verree672/
Beries672/
Fereis672/
Verois672/
Vereet672/
Virest672/
Veretz672/
Weares671/
Feures671/
Foeres671/
Bheres671/
Biress671/
Bereds671/
Berehs671/
Voyres671/
Voires671/
Verzey671/
Vgeris671/
Vieyre671/
Varhes671/
Vereer671/
Verhis671/
Verrea671/
Veerge671/
Verzeh671/
Verreashe671/
Viries671/
Vireas671/
Vetret671/
Vherie671/
Vieris671/
Vareus671/
Uheres671/
Vehree671/
Vergeh671/
Verhez671/
Verecz671/
Vereph671/
Verzeş671/
Verzeș671/
Veräys671/
Veréce671/
Feeres671/
Feyres671/
Fereus671/
Beresz671/
D'Vere671/
Veesri671/
Firess671/
Werese671/
Veirre671/
Verais671/
Vearie670/
Werest670/
Vohres670/
Veruis670/
Bejres670/
Byress670/
Veatre670/
Vherer670/

Veress Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Veress in the Russian language
Верессveress-

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