Vásquez Surname
Approximately 7,571 people bear this surname
Vásquez Surname Definition:
One who came from the Basque country; one who tended ewes, a shepherd; dweller at the sign of the raven.
The patronymic "-ez" suggests "son of Vasco," a contraction of Velasco that means "of the grass."
Popular and common surname found principally in Basque provinces.
Read More About This SurnameVásquez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 4,431 | 1:3,630 | 542 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,063 | 1:9,815 | 823 |
| Mexico | 361 | 1:343,840 | 7,305 |
| Panama | 329 | 1:11,891 | 984 |
| Chile | 325 | 1:54,205 | 2,389 |
| Peru | 239 | 1:132,988 | 7,469 |
| Colombia | 216 | 1:221,176 | 5,135 |
| Venezuela | 195 | 1:154,893 | 4,717 |
| Spain | 92 | 1:508,174 | 25,386 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| Honduras | 60 | 1:146,941 | 1,961 |
| Costa Rica | 30 | 1:159,336 | 2,242 |
| Ecuador | 28 | 1:568,066 | 11,415 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Belize | 4 | 1:88,868 | 3,294 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
The alternate forms: Vasquez (1,642,311), Vàsquez (174), Vãsquez (1), Vasquéz (13), Vasquèz (2), Vasquêz (1) & Vàsquèz (1) are calculated separately.
Vásquez Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from the Basque country; one who tended ewes, a shepherd; dweller at the sign of the raven.
The patronymic "-ez" suggests "son of Vasco," a contraction of Velasco that means "of the grass."
Popular and common surname found principally in Basque provinces. Derived from "vasco," "velasco," or "belasco," meaning of or from Basque provinces. Latin equivalent is "vascones," from which Spanish province Vascongadas is named. A patronymic, and often found in combination with other surnames, toponyms and estate names.
Vásquez is Asturian name from valley of Proaca near Gijdn. Later extended to whole Peninsula.
See Velasco.
Vásquez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vásquez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vásquez occurs more in Guatemala more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Vasquez, Vàsquez, Vãsquez, Vasquéz, Vasquèz, Vasquêz or Vàsquèz. Click here for further possible spellings of Vásquez.
How Common Is The Last Name Vásquez? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 65,914th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 962,561 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Vásquez live; 64 percent live in Central America and 64 percent live in Hispano-Central America.
This last name is most prevalent in Guatemala, where it is held by 4,431 people, or 1 in 3,630. In Guatemala Vásquez is most prevalent in: Chiquimula Department, where 80 percent reside, Guatemala Department, where 11 percent reside and Suchitepéquez Department, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Guatemala this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 14 percent reside and Mexico, where 5 percent reside.
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