Vicente Surname

1,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Vicente Surname Definition:

Descendant of Vicente, Spanish form of English name Vincent (conquering).

Popular and common surname of unknown geographic distribution. Derived from latin name "Vicens," meaning a victor. Equivalent to English name Vincent, and to surname Victor, both also first names.

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Vicente Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain55,3391:84582
Philippines51,7801:1,955132
Brazil48,5271:4,411347
Mexico41,2881:3,006420
Guatemala33,2211:48483
Portugal17,8811:583100
Peru17,7221:1,793299
Argentina11,9911:3,565435
United States7,2151:50,2376,067
Bolivia4,2551:2,495434
France4,1201:16,1221,728
Cuba3,4741:3,317438
Ecuador2,5711:6,1871,021
Dominican Republic2,2651:4,606502
Saudi Arabia1,3911:22,1823,101
El Salvador1,1111:5,710544
Uruguay8571:4,004468
Canada8381:43,9685,440
Nicaragua6171:9,759714
Venezuela4371:69,1172,975
Chile3871:45,5212,135
Angola3631:74,3502,304
England3461:161,03515,064
Honduras2721:32,4131,031
Colombia2401:199,0594,926
Puerto Rico2391:14,854616
South Africa2211:245,14825,005
Germany2201:365,93434,941
São Tomé and Príncipe1471:1,207171
Singapore1461:37,7241,403
Andorra1421:59090
Switzerland1391:59,0867,409
Belgium1121:102,64915,579
Indonesia1041:1,271,62788,950
Netherlands961:175,90825,337
Australia861:313,90427,145
Costa Rica851:56,2361,225
Thailand601:1,177,306172,517
Belize581:6,1291,006
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Luxembourg581:10,0091,703
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Italy431:1,422,24979,532
Mozambique431:633,9901,609
India381:20,185,931296,209
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Paraguay301:241,2254,203
Guam291:5,521755
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Suriname261:21,2544,689
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Panama201:195,6135,661
Cape Verde191:27,8761,056
Sweden171:579,22142,433
China151:91,154,7714,767
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Austria111:774,13064,097
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
East Timor91:135,103179
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales91:343,83718,086
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ghana31:9,006,89723,626
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Macau31:200,543803
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Palau11:21,643223
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Vicenté (5) & Vícente (1) are calculated separately.

Vicente (1,294,789) may also be a first name.

Vicente Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Descendant of Vicente, Spanish form of English name Vincent (conquering).

Popular and common surname of unknown geographic distribution. Derived from latin name "Vicens," meaning a victor. Equivalent to English name Vincent, and to surname Victor, both also first names.

Castilian name from Ledesma (Santander).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

From the given name Vicente, Portuguese version of Vincent. Ultimately, it is a Latin descriptive, Vicentius (meaning "conquering").

- mfariacastro

Vicente Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vicente (Arabic: فيسنتي) is held by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Vicenté or Vícente. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vicente? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vicente is the 1,763rd most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 23,425 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Vicente reside; 28 percent reside in South America and 24 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Vicente is also the 610th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 1,294,789 people.

The surname Vicente is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 55,339 people, or 1 in 845. In Spain it is most common in: Castile and León, where 16 percent reside, Madrid, where 15 percent reside and Valencian Community, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Spain Vicente occurs in 111 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 16 percent reside.

Vicente Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vicente has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vicente surname expanded 20,042 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vicente Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vicente last name are 41.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vicente earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 64.15% less than the national average, earning €10,766 per year; in Peru they earn 15.65% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,351 per year; in South Africa they earn 72.1% more than the national average, earning R 408,972 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $24,425,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.76% less than the national average, earning $38,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.12% more than the national average, earning $51,729 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vicenté955/
Vícente951/
Vicentes93344/
Vicentte9311/
Vicentez9311/
Vicenter939/
Viscente933/
Vicentee932/
Viciente932/
Viocente931/
Viccente931/
Vichente931/
Vidcente931/
Vicented931/
Vicent9254,786/
Vicnte928/
D'Vicente8854/
Vicenti863,551/
Vicenta86531/
Vicenty86424/
Vitente86214/
Vecente86185/
Vicentt86148/
Viscent86127/
Vicenth86126/
Visente86117/
Vicient8659/
Vigente8659/
Bicente8632/
Vizente8631/
Vicents8625/
Vicinte8623/
Wicente866/
Viceent863/
Vicemte862/
Vycente861/
Vijente861/
Vıcente861/
Viccnte861/
Vicennt861/
Vixente861/
Vicenteeee821/
Vicentti8036/
Vicentiz8036/
Vicentis8018/
Viczenti8010/
Vicentio806/
Vissente806/
Vittente801/
Viscenti801/
Vicentty801/
Viecenty801/
Viezente801/
Veciente801/
Vicienth801/
Vicenthy801/
Vyccente801/
Visent77652/
Vecent77209/
Bicent77165/
Vicend7722/
Vizent7718/
Veinte774/
Vicint771/
Viçent771/
Vichentti751/
Visenti71606/
Biscent71106/
Wicenty71105/
Vecinte71101/
Bisente7164/
Veintie7131/
Voinete7128/
Wicenta7126/
Vecenti7125/
Vikenti7119/
Vesente7113/
Bizente7111/
Vecenty719/
Bicenty719/
Bixente718/
Becente717/
Vhisent715/
Vitenti715/
Vicinti715/
Vicencz715/
Bicenta714/
Vigenti714/
Vainter712/
Bicenti712/
Vescent712/
Vecenta712/
Vesinte712/
Visinte712/
Visenta712/
Wicenti711/
Vijenti711/
Veynter711/
Visenty711/
Vissent711/
Wickenthey711/
Wecente711/
Vysente711/
Vaitent711/
Viczencz6794/
Veint6765/
Vaint6720/
Vitzenty6711/
Viskinte675/
Bicinthe674/
Bizzente674/
Vikentiy673/
Vizentis673/
Vikentii671/
Vhent671/
Vishntei671/
Vhint671/
Vaijenti671/
Viszentz671/
Voint671/
Vigemteh671/
Bisentei671/
Baisente671/
Beciente671/
Bissente670/
Wischent670/
Wisenter670/

Vicente Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vicente in the Arabic language
فيسنتيfysnty-
فسنتيfsnty-
فيسانتيfysanty-

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