How common is the last name Varela?

27,044 people in the United States have the last name Varela, about 1 in 11,052. It ranks #1,271 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

VARELA

#1,271

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
27,044
About
1 in 11,052
This common or more
42.5%
Who bears it

Of the 27,044 people with the last name Varela, 89.5% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% as White and 1.3% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Varela, most common first.

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