Discovering the Most Common Venezuelan Surnames

Ranking	Last Name	Incidence	Letters
1	Gonzalez	880211	8
2	Rodriguez	777428	9
3	Perez	557629	5
4	Hernandez	534500	9
5	Garcia	490210	6
6	Martinez	391598	8
7	Sanchez	365567	7
8	Lopez	343255	5
9	Diaz	315056	4
10	Rojas	293940	5
11	Ramirez	269946	7
12	Castillo	246900	8
13	Gomez	241735	5
14	Romero	221226	6
15	Fernandez	217488	9
16	Torres	210525	6
17	Mendoza	207873	7
18	Medina	200752	6
19	Moreno	188142	6
20	Gutierrez	184714	9
21	Jimenez	183565	7
22	Rivas	176148	5
23	Alvarez	170280	7
24	Salazar	169504	7
25	Marquez	168747	7
26	Suarez	161842	6
27	Flores	160516	6
28	Silva	156953	5
29	Peña	148809	4
30	Contreras	145963	9
31	Morales	138075	7
32	Herrera	137689	7
33	Vargas	134166	6
34	Mendez	130285	6
35	Parra	130281	5
36	Ruiz	126284	4
37	Ramos	126275	5
38	Blanco	125979	6
39	Rivero	120441	6
40	Quintero	120312	8
41	Briceño	120308	7
42	Reyes	119874	5
43	Zambrano	118721	8
44	Vasquez	118377	7
45	Leon	116242	4
46	Delgado	116089	7
47	Velasquez	109926	9
48	Rondon	109772	6
49	Marcano	104806	7
50	Castro	101019	6
51	Molina	99717	6
52	Acosta	99092	6
53	Tovar	97730	5
54	Barrios	97461	7
55	Alvarado	96865	8
56	Gil	95324	3
57	Marin	91454	5
58	Mora	84296	4
59	Colmenares	83424	10
60	Escalona	82783	8
61	Brito	82421	5
62	Lugo	80974	4
63	Rangel	80216	6
64	Muñoz	79794	5
65	Torrealba	78945	9
66	Pacheco	77586	7
67	Guerrero	77428	8
68	Guzman	77407	6
69	Duran	76202	5
70	Urdaneta	76169	8
71	Montilla	75956	8
72	Ortiz	75848	5
73	Chirinos	75790	8
74	Nuñez	74834	5
75	Guevara	73952	7
76	Ortega	73680	6
77	Chacon	73362	6
78	Soto	73009	4
79	Espinoza	72073	8
80	Guerra	71578	6
81	Bolivar	71259	7
82	Salas	70732	5
83	Colina	70212	6
84	Campos	69923	6
85	Cedeño	65945	6
86	Figueroa	64096	8
87	Leal	63607	4
88	Arias	61924	5
89	Camacho	61298	7
90	Aguilar	60928	7
91	Pinto	60568	5
92	Morillo	60503	7
93	Cordero	59667	7
94	Bravo	58772	5
95	Araujo	58160	6
96	Linares	58143	7
97	Rincon	57439	6
98	Pereira	57287	7
99	Navarro	57192	7
100	Pineda	56961	6
101	Villegas	56442	8
102	Mejias	56243	6
103	Villalobos	56189	10
104	Carrillo	56100	8
105	Betancourt	55566	10
106	Machado	55243	7
107	Colmenarez	55067	10
108	Rosales	54756	7
109	Bracho	54504	6
110	Ochoa	54313	5
111	Vera	54143	4
112	Bermudez	53894	8
113	Mujica	53027	6
114	Aponte	52628	6
115	Teran	51861	5
116	Fuentes	51761	7
117	Avila	51340	5
118	Montiel	51083	7
119	Vivas	49332	5
120	Paredes	48694	7
121	Piña	48105	4
122	Mata	47533	4
123	Lara	47456	4
124	Barreto	46886	7
125	Valera	46738	6
126	Ferrer	46454	6
127	Paez	46323	4
128	Rios	45922	4
129	Guillen	45832	7
130	Fuenmayor	43999	9
131	Melendez	43905	8
132	Perdomo	43823	7
133	Hidalgo	43819	7
134	Hurtado	43571	7
135	Urbina	43143	6
136	Graterol	43053	8
137	Serrano	43012	7
138	Bastidas	42894	8
139	Ojeda	42840	5
140	Nava	42806	4
141	Bello	42546	5
142	Escobar	41650	7
143	Andrade	41474	7
144	Franco	41299	6
145	Cardenas	41052	8
146	Rivera	40392	6
147	Cabrera	39467	7
148	Uzcategui	38442	9
149	Chavez	38214	6
150	Villarroel	37818	10
151	Navas	37508	5
152	Abreu	37107	5
153	Zapata	36934	6
154	Zerpa	36903	5
155	Paz	36710	3
156	Sequera	36575	7
157	Carvajal	36174	8
158	Salcedo	36150	7
159	Sosa	36100	4
160	Sandoval	36050	8
161	Arteaga	35993	7
162	Davila	35175	6
163	Montero	34985	7
164	Perozo	34800	6
165	Duarte	34797	6
166	Maldonado	34756	9
167	Figuera	34644	7
168	Palacios	34359	8
169	Valero	34311	6
170	Oropeza	34111	7
171	Angulo	33602	6
172	Yepez	33535	5
173	Dominguez	33428	9
174	Castellanos	33421	11
175	Nieves	33354	6
176	Toro	33070	4
177	Aguilera	32739	8
178	Prieto	32294	6
179	Calderon	32165	8
180	Azuaje	31010	6
181	Gimenez	30912	7
182	Pirela	30887	6
183	Caraballo	30776	9
184	Meza	30760	4
185	Noguera	30632	7
186	Correa	30585	6
187	Osorio	30522	6
188	Carmona	30186	7
189	Solorzano	30166	9
190	Benitez	29921	7
191	Yanez	29711	5
192	Palmar	29645	6
193	Infante	29643	7
194	Jaimes	29566	6
195	Henriquez	29499	9
196	Guedez	29477	6
197	Malave	29105	6
198	Millan	29078	6
199	Farias	29010	6
200	Acevedo	29008	7
201	Godoy	28927	5
202	Padron	28831	6
203	Lozada	28792	6
204	Carreño	28013	7
205	Roa	27843	3
206	Palma	27608	5
207	Pernia	27553	6
208	Cortez	27537	6
209	Araque	27457	6
210	Padilla	27404	7
211	Peraza	26363	6
212	Riera	25993	5
213	Chacin	25949	6
214	Villamizar	25872	10
215	Gallardo	25682	8
216	Becerra	25560	7
217	Carrero	25452	7
218	Crespo	25349	6
219	Duque	25228	5
220	Mota	25213	4
221	Lucena	24818	6
222	Viloria	24783	7
223	Polanco	24752	7
224	Luna	24656	4
225	Bastardo	24314	8
226	Cordova	24200	7
227	Alcala	24138	6
228	Veliz	24124	5
229	Narvaez	24001	7
230	Castellano	23902	10
231	Mejia	23853	5
232	Villasmil	23512	9
233	Borges	23244	6
234	Landaeta	22996	8
235	Sarmiento	22996	9
236	Atencio	22622	7
237	Alfonzo	22565	7
238	Zamora	22558	6
239	Oviedo	22555	6
240	Oliveros	22532	8
241	Montes	22430	6
242	Maita	22314	5
243	Pino	22205	4
244	Quijada	22088	7
245	Sierra	22042	6
246	Chirino	21789	7
247	Garrido	21786	7
248	Arevalo	21732	7
249	Palencia	21631	8
250	Aular	21572	5
251	Moran	21433	5
252	Sulbaran	21370	8
253	Olivares	21340	8
254	Centeno	21256	7
255	Marchan	21208	7
256	Matos	21152	5
257	Segovia	20975	7
258	Piñero	20968	6
259	Portillo	20892	8
260	Orozco	20798	6
261	Requena	20785	7
262	Gamez	20784	5
263	Querales	20729	8
264	Santana	20726	7
265	Miranda	20598	7
266	Montoya	20556	7
267	Monsalve	20500	8
268	Linarez	20494	7
269	Amaya	20425	5
270	Aguirre	20347	7
271	Ascanio	20346	7
272	Cardozo	20343	7
273	Escalante	20342	9
274	Pulido	20329	6
275	Patiño	20321	6
276	Varela	20258	6
277	Aranguren	20236	9
278	Camacaro	20071	8
279	Quintana	20066	8
280	Quevedo	19903	7
281	Caldera	19851	7
282	Carrasco	19763	8
283	Caceres	19651	7
284	Fajardo	19560	7
285	Sifontes	19550	8
286	Villanueva	19294	10
287	Santiago	19188	8
288	Estrada	19173	7
289	Cova	19144	4
290	Vegas	19144	5
291	Albornoz	19135	8
292	Moya	19055	4
293	Baez	18889	4
294	Jaramillo	18748	9
295	Moncada	18714	7
296	Mosquera	18478	8
297	Laya	18471	4
298	Saavedra	18421	8
299	Avendaño	18135	8
300	Carrasquel	18134	10
301	Figueredo	18119	9
302	Ibarra	17998	6
303	Vergara	17952	7
304	Coronado	17902	8
305	Villarreal	17762	10
306	Bustamante	17590	10
307	Gamboa	17514	6
308	Seijas	17483	6
309	Aldana	17399	6
310	Mijares	17358	7
311	Aparicio	17355	8
312	Valbuena	17233	8
313	Vilchez	17017	7
314	Ledezma	17010	7
315	Vega	16996	4
316	Nieto	16945	5
317	Mogollon	16922	8
318	Prado	16914	5
319	Meneses	16842	7
320	Arroyo	16783	6
321	Castañeda	16757	9
322	Niño	16726	4
323	Peralta	16676	7
324	Manrique	16420	8
325	Arellano	16393	8
326	Fermin	16362	6
327	Roman	16205	5
328	Vazquez	16200	7
329	Lezama	16196	6
330	Heredia	16065	7
331	Cabello	16061	7
332	Galindez	15926	8
333	Solano	15709	6
334	Parada	15674	6
335	Chourio	15626	7
336	Marrero	15625	7
337	Petit	15621	5
338	Fonseca	15618	7
339	Mercado	15463	7
340	Vielma	15347	6
341	Arrieta	15324	7
342	Matute	15281	6
343	Añez	15193	4
344	Lozano	15187	6
345	Cruz	15180	4
346	Velazquez	15178	9
347	Guanipa	15117	7
348	Rengel	15113	6
349	Boscan	15000	6
350	Lobo	14989	4
351	Sanabria	14976	8
352	Rengifo	14938	7
353	Matheus	14828	7
354	Albarran	14816	8
355	Ceballos	14792	8
356	Dugarte	14786	7
357	Barboza	14768	7
358	Freites	14650	7
359	Farfan	14607	6
360	Robles	14602	6
361	Zabala	14578	6
362	Quero	14575	5
363	Pimentel	14551	8
364	Astudillo	14544	9
365	Finol	14420	5
366	Falcon	14368	6
367	Quiroz	14316	6
368	Gudiño	14313	6
369	Subero	14238	6
370	Belisario	14207	9
371	Camargo	14203	7
372	Puerta	14122	6
373	Armas	14072	5
374	Santos	14019	6
375	Altuve	13983	6
376	Acuña	13929	5
377	Balza	13917	5
378	Alarcon	13671	7
379	Larez	13629	5
380	Canelon	13568	7
381	Milano	13503	6
382	Carpio	13433	6
383	Molero	13401	6
384	Garces	13347	6
385	Valdez	13323	6
386	Arenas	13284	6
387	Rubio	13263	5
388	Barrera	13258	7
389	Peñaloza	13239	8
390	Piñango	13190	7
391	Trujillo	13102	8
392	Noriega	13085	7
393	Arrieche	13028	8
394	Rico	12898	4
395	Velasco	12883	7
396	Trejo	12792	5
397	Naranjo	12743	7
398	Natera	12725	6
399	Freitez	12693	7
400	Manzano	12687	7
401	Calzadilla	12527	10
402	Daza	12451	4
403	Da silva	12284	8
404	Ayala	12248	5
405	Lovera	12240	6
406	Ordoñez	12221	7
407	Plaza	12220	5
408	Conde	12192	5
409	Camejo	12190	6
410	Cabeza	12172	6
411	Coronel	12123	7
412	Valles	12094	6
413	Maestre	12058	7
414	Galindo	11834	7
415	Carrasquero	11807	11
416	Valderrama	11737	10
417	Azocar	11727	6
418	Bonilla	11723	7
419	Primera	11696	7
420	Rosas	11668	5
421	Burgos	11545	6
422	Lira	11519	4
423	Bernal	11489	6
424	Orellana	11409	8
425	Luzardo	11377	7
426	Beltran	11244	7
427	Reina	11226	5
428	Urbano	11177	6
429	Toledo	11155	6
430	Labrador	11144	8
431	Bautista	11061	8
432	Marval	11053	6
433	Liendo	11051	6
434	Ocando	10990	6
435	Berrios	10948	7
436	Valencia	10856	8
437	Sivira	10795	6
438	Rebolledo	10770	9
439	Bellorin	10751	8
440	Useche	10741	6
441	Aray	10694	4
442	Sojo	10689	4
443	Olivo	10645	5
444	Casanova	10637	8
445	Rincones	10612	8
446	Loyo	10603	4
447	Osuna	10547	5
448	Villalba	10516	8
449	Almeida	10468	7
450	Vallenilla	10397	10
451	Tineo	10373	5
452	Caballero	10367	9
453	Pantoja	10347	7
454	Ponce	10336	5
455	Mariño	10318	6
456	Carrera	10248	7
457	Zavala	10216	6
458	Sevilla	10193	7
459	Quiñones	10192	8
460	Pabon	10176	5
461	Florez	10176	6
462	Manzanilla	10112	10
463	Cañizalez	9995	9
464	Brizuela	9982	8
465	Celis	9975	5
466	Valecillos	9937	10
467	Corona	9912	6
468	Baptista	9902	8
469	Porras	9899	6
470	Ferreira	9820	8
471	España	9758	6
472	Viera	9736	5
473	Olivero	9730	7
474	Bohorquez	9699	9
475	Montenegro	9687	10
476	Arcia	9668	5
477	Bracamonte	9596	10
478	Marquina	9576	8
479	Aguero	9534	6
480	Amaro	9483	5
481	Juarez	9457	6
482	Zarraga	9454	7
483	Sira	9446	4
484	Benavides	9445	9
485	Velazco	9404	7
486	Boada	9380	5
487	Salinas	9357	7
488	Cadenas	9335	7
489	Angarita	9315	8
490	Gonçalves	9256	9
491	Barroso	9223	7
492	Uribe	9204	5
493	Urbaneja	9199	8
494	La rosa	9054	7
495	Sucre	8962	5
496	Tirado	8956	6
497	Granado	8941	7
498	Orta	8925	4
499	Mirabal	8898	7
500	Aguiar	8875	6
501	Chaparro	8844	8
502	Febres	8826	6
503	Rosario	8823	7
504	Arreaza	8803	7
505	Granadillo	8801	10
506	Ovalles	8799	7
507	Madrid	8775	6
508	Montaño	8732	7
509	Coa	8722	3
510	Saez	8702	4
511	Martin	8672	6
512	Guilarte	8633	8
513	Ventura	8631	7
514	Ocanto	8626	6
515	Faria	8622	5
516	Villa	8602	5
517	Pulgar	8544	6
518	Prada	8539	5
519	Sotillo	8526	7
520	Laguna	8409	6
521	Berroteran	8401	10
522	Goitia	8399	6
523	Aquino	8384	6
524	Tarazona	8287	8
525	Omaña	8221	5
526	Aleman	8184	6
527	Bencomo	8183	7
528	Mosqueda	8136	8
529	Timaure	8127	7
530	Arocha	8127	6
531	Valladares	8060	10
532	Valenzuela	7930	10
533	Peroza	7924	6
534	Cuevas	7894	6
535	Angel	7892	5
536	Cisneros	7851	8
537	Loreto	7781	6
538	Melean	7741	6
539	Alviarez	7707	8
540	Goyo	7655	4
541	Buitrago	7630	8
542	Vidal	7623	5
543	Mayora	7596	6
544	Loaiza	7592	6
545	Arcila	7591	6
546	Mena	7587	4
547	Lameda	7545	6
548	Maza	7543	4
549	Iguaran	7538	7
550	Caicedo	7476	7
551	Galvis	7432	6
552	Dorante	7360	7
553	Santaella	7350	9
554	Luque	7345	5
555	Vallejo	7337	7
556	Segura	7328	6
557	Utrera	7273	6
558	Espina	7239	6
559	Rujano	7223	6
560	Sanz	7211	4
561	Mavarez	7210	7
562	Cordoba	7156	7
563	Zurita	7148	6
564	Ospino	7139	6
565	Pernalete	7126	9
566	Cardona	7120	7
567	Cubillan	7116	8
568	Jaspe	7087	5
569	Macias	7075	6
570	Higuera	7070	7
571	Palacio	7039	7
572	Semprun	7028	7
573	Arismendi	7017	9
574	Moron	6993	5
575	Rada	6986	4
576	Perales	6985	7
577	Reverol	6951	7
578	Corrales	6939	8
579	Ordaz	6914	5
580	Solis	6839	5
581	Ollarves	6782	8
582	Ugas	6760	4
583	Arguello	6751	8
584	Rendon	6748	6
585	Merchan	6747	7
586	Malpica	6730	7
587	Belandria	6723	9
588	Labarca	6721	7
589	Quiñonez	6681	8
590	Blanca	6670	6
591	Echenique	6645	9
592	Padrino	6602	7
593	Lemus	6601	5
594	Alejos	6576	6
595	Granados	6571	8
596	Sangronis	6543	9
597	Medrano	6475	7
598	Prato	6465	5
599	Sayago	6367	6
600	Liscano	6366	7
601	La cruz	6361	7
602	Anzola	6352	6
603	Campo	6342	5
604	Montañez	6323	8
605	Cañas	6318	5
606	Rey	6312	3
607	Santamaria	6284	10
608	Carrion	6273	7
609	Ron	6248	3
610	Barrientos	6237	10
611	Echeverria	6205	10
612	Torrez	6198	6
613	Barazarte	6190	9
614	Cumana	6163	6
615	Cuicas	6142	6
616	Uriana	6139	6
617	Huerta	6133	6
618	De sousa	6128	8
619	Borjas	6119	6
620	Carrizo	6115	7
621	Caro	6097	4
622	Monasterio	6072	10
623	Bueno	6066	5
624	Madriz	6062	6
625	Lunar	6057	5
626	Rosendo	6050	7
627	Olivar	6046	6
628	Jerez	6031	5
629	Mesa	5997	4
630	Salgado	5958	7
631	Artigas	5955	7
632	Lacruz	5949	6
633	Rueda	5947	5
634	Cardoza	5937	7
635	Colon	5910	5
636	Maurera	5900	7
637	Arvelo	5896	6
638	Andara	5895	6
639	Verde	5881	5
640	Vizcaya	5871	7
641	Polo	5857	4
642	Lima	5824	4
643	Ramones	5822	7
644	Sanoja	5793	6
645	Daboin	5791	6
646	Cegarra	5783	7
647	Materan	5781	7
648	De la rosa	5760	10
649	Alfaro	5752	6
650	Ravelo	5747	6
651	Montilva	5735	8
652	Otero	5729	5
653	Idrogo	5689	6
654	Duno	5683	4
655	Gavidia	5658	7
656	Miquilena	5642	9
657	Yajure	5641	6
658	Giron	5626	5
659	Almao	5626	5
660	Andrades	5625	8
661	Vilera	5624	6
662	Inciarte	5620	8
663	Caña	5619	4
664	Alcantara	5595	9
665	Nelo	5590	4
666	Melo	5576	4
667	Soler	5575	5
668	Materano	5575	8
669	Magallanes	5569	10
670	Asuaje	5565	6
671	Valerio	5559	7
672	Brazon	5542	6
673	Chinchilla	5512	10
674	Tapia	5474	5
675	Revilla	5473	7
676	Puentes	5462	7
677	Gamarra	5453	7
678	Ariza	5443	5
679	Canache	5426	7
680	Urbaez	5425	6
681	Suniaga	5402	7
682	Murillo	5376	7
683	Casique	5368	7
684	Rosal	5361	5
685	Virguez	5354	7
686	Tua	5335	3
687	Veloz	5322	5
688	Zacarias	5301	8
689	Montaña	5299	7
690	Arraiz	5256	6
691	De abreu	5249	8
692	Cano	5243	4
693	Yanes	5228	5
694	Simancas	5222	8
695	Antequera	5210	9
696	Llovera	5190	7
697	Cermeño	5188	7
698	Inojosa	5172	7
699	Sepulveda	5125	9
700	Zorrilla	5107	8
701	Fereira	5106	7
702	Agreda	5100	6
703	Julio	5072	5
704	Ortuño	5071	6
705	Mago	5069	4
706	Calles	5067	6
707	Mantilla	5065	8
708	Batista	5062	7
709	Corredor	5057	8
710	Estanga	5044	7
711	Baron	5030	5
712	Cortes	5017	6
713	Iriarte	4998	7
714	Vanegas	4994	7
715	Talavera	4951	8
716	Viña	4935	4
717	Morgado	4932	7
718	Corro	4914	5
719	Arana	4913	5
720	Pinzon	4912	6
721	Parejo	4888	6
722	Izaguirre	4871	9
723	Vicent	4846	6
724	Siso	4843	4
725	Cuello	4815	6
726	Monroy	4770	6
727	Venegas	4763	7
728	Amundaray	4761	9
729	Morles	4761	6
730	Carruyo	4757	7
731	Coello	4751	6
732	Cañizales	4743	9
733	Rojo	4732	4
734	Santander	4728	9
735	Bejarano	4696	8
736	Cepeda	4684	6
737	Frias	4675	5
738	Cantillo	4662	8
739	Marrufo	4654	7
740	Capote	4645	6
741	Tocuyo	4643	6
742	Pedroza	4629	7
743	Peñalver	4629	8
744	Griman	4615	6
745	Raga	4600	4
746	Tortolero	4596	9
747	Jaime	4594	5
748	Abad	4590	4
749	Naveda	4576	6
750	Reinoso	4565	7
751	Alonzo	4556	6
752	Antunez	4551	7
753	Gascon	4550	6
754	Luces	4543	5
755	Adrian	4540	6
756	Jordan	4530	6
757	Silvera	4517	7
758	De freitas	4515	10
759	Machuca	4513	7
760	Dos santos	4509	10
761	Toyo	4508	4
762	Ballesteros	4504	11
763	Carballo	4497	8
764	Troconis	4488	8
765	Morocoima	4473	9
766	Vizcaino	4462	8
767	Lares	4450	5
768	Ipuana	4448	6
769	Pastran	4447	7
770	Ardila	4425	6
771	Santeliz	4391	8
772	Zarate	4386	6
773	Almarza	4385	7
774	Bandres	4372	7
775	De la cruz	4358	10
776	Regalado	4336	8
777	Puche	4335	5
778	Socorro	4334	7
779	Sarabia	4317	7
780	Manaure	4315	7
781	Monagas	4293	7
782	Izarra	4289	6
783	Montesinos	4286	10
784	Galicia	4269	7
785	Ostos	4261	5
786	Caruci	4251	6
787	Borrero	4250	7
788	Bruzual	4246	7
789	Urribarri	4244	9
790	Rumbos	4224	6
791	Isturiz	4212	7
792	Indriago	4210	8
793	Frontado	4204	8
794	Esparragoza	4188	11
795	Ladera	4184	6
796	Valor	4156	5
797	Villasana	4128	9
798	Esteves	4103	7
799	Ontiveros	4092	9
800	Olmos	4085	5
801	Rattia	4062	6
802	Vieira	4061	6
803	Puente	4060	6
804	Urrieta	4050	7
805	Mundarain	4028	9
806	Solarte	4022	7
807	Pire	3989	4
808	Reveron	3984	7
809	Sandrea	3983	7
810	Zabaleta	3980	8
811	Soteldo	3945	7
812	Maneiro	3941	7
813	Roque	3941	5
814	Cuenca	3941	6
815	Cartaya	3938	7
816	Barco	3936	5
817	Catari	3928	6
818	Leiva	3922	5
819	Ibañez	3916	6
820	Camero	3901	6
821	Monasterios	3891	11
822	Cohen	3879	5
823	Rea	3871	3
824	Moronta	3857	7
825	Galea	3827	5
826	Escorche	3826	8
827	Garcias	3816	7
828	Oberto	3800	6
829	Itriago	3795	7
830	Pichardo	3793	8
831	Palomo	3781	6
832	Monzon	3776	6
833	Olivera	3773	7
834	Anton	3769	5
835	Mireles	3769	7
836	Justo	3758	5
837	Piñate	3745	6
838	Cambero	3741	7
839	Gomes	3738	5
840	Verenzuela	3733	10
841	Isea	3728	4
842	Jauregui	3727	8
843	Faneite	3723	7
844	Pereda	3716	6
845	Zuñiga	3707	6
846	Longa	3698	5
847	Belmonte	3680	8
848	Lanza	3678	5
849	Calvo	3663	5
850	Ulloa	3658	5
851	Morey	3654	5
852	Cadena	3646	6
853	Paiva	3626	5
854	Beria	3624	5
855	Alayon	3624	6
856	Urquiola	3621	8
857	Gelvez	3619	6
858	Peinado	3585	7
859	Larreal	3580	7
860	Carvallo	3578	8
861	Depablos	3555	8
862	Clemente	3535	8
863	Berrio	3523	6
864	Carias	3512	6
865	Ybarra	3482	6
866	Chauran	3460	7
867	Maican	3460	6
868	Basanta	3454	7
869	Del valle	3453	9
870	Nadales	3450	7
871	Montes de oca	3434	13
872	Marchena	3434	8
873	Rosillo	3424	7
874	Quiaro	3420	6
875	Barragan	3418	8
876	Pardo	3417	5
877	Fagundez	3415	8
878	Roca	3412	4
879	Figueira	3404	8
880	Cambar	3387	6
881	Esqueda	3381	7
882	Parraga	3381	7
883	Pirona	3379	6
884	Lanz	3368	4
885	Tejada	3365	6
886	Sambrano	3361	8
887	Villavicencio	3348	13
888	Tablante	3347	8
889	Golindano	3337	9
890	Espejo	3334	6
891	Amundarain	3333	10
892	Morao	3326	5
893	Camico	3322	6
894	Vicuña	3312	6
895	Palmera	3293	7
896	Izquierdo	3281	9
897	Ladino	3280	6
898	Maiz	3274	4
899	Vergel	3267	6
900	Oquendo	3263	7
901	Pargas	3249	6
902	Seco	3246	4
903	David	3243	5
904	Cespedes	3240	8
905	Lizcano	3237	7
906	Moros	3214	5
907	Guacaran	3198	8
908	Arcaya	3191	6
909	Weky	3183	4
910	Bozo	3181	4
911	Malaver	3172	7
912	Lizardo	3172	7
913	Leonett	3158	7
914	Acurero	3152	7
915	Villafranca	3150	11
916	Valdiviezo	3140	10
917	Obando	3135	6
918	Ballestero	3134	10
919	Estaba	3132	6
920	Lujano	3131	6
921	Guaina	3121	6
922	Barroeta	3116	8
923	Alonso	3113	6
924	Borrego	3102	7
925	Ereu	3100	4
926	Sanguino	3094	8
927	Mayorga	3093	7
928	Pico	3091	4
929	Ynfante	3088	7
930	Cuauro	3088	6
931	Villazana	3085	9
932	Ceballo	3082	7
933	Ulacio	3074	6
934	Hermoso	3063	7
935	Velez	3060	5
936	Yeguez	3051	6
937	Jurado	3042	6
938	Aranda	3038	6
939	Gamardo	3033	7
940	Caripe	3032	6
941	Roldan	3030	6
942	De la hoz	3018	9
943	Semeco	3016	6
944	Paradas	3011	7
945	Arguelles	3010	9
946	Lobaton	3009	7
947	Canelones	3001	9
948	Salmeron	3001	8
949	Bustos	2999	6
950	Adames	2996	6
951	Adan	2991	4
952	Bolaño	2991	6
953	Arraez	2990	6
954	Echezuria	2982	9
955	Tabares	2977	7
956	Coraspe	2973	7
957	Pestana	2954	7
958	Aviles	2938	6
959	Barcenas	2935	8
960	Campero	2931	7
961	Madera	2931	6
962	Giraldo	2926	7
963	Caridad	2922	7
964	Fernandes	2918	9
965	Cumare	2916	6
966	Torrelles	2914	9
967	Yovera	2911	6
968	Villahermosa	2895	12
969	Ugarte	2869	6
970	Granda	2862	6
971	Afanador	2860	8
972	Tamayo	2849	6
973	Morantes	2839	8
974	Mieres	2832	6
975	Castejon	2830	8
976	Rausseo	2828	7
977	Estevez	2822	7
978	Garzon	2820	6
979	Duerto	2820	6
980	Pachano	2818	7
981	Lista	2818	5
982	Andueza	2814	7
983	Gotopo	2810	6
984	Lizarazo	2809	8
985	Aguilarte	2807	9
986	Palomino	2795	8
987	Curiel	2793	6
988	Arzola	2788	6
989	Briñez	2786	6
990	Odreman	2780	7
991	Gallegos	2778	8
992	Lorenzo	2777	7
993	Alastre	2776	7
994	Bordones	2774	8
995	Picon	2766	5
996	Avilez	2756	6
997	Amarista	2753	8
998	Restrepo	2752	8
999	Cabriles	2748	8
1000	Pushaina	2746	8

Exploring the Most Common Venezuelan Surnames

Venezuela is a country located in the northern South America, and its population is made up of a mix of different ethnicities and cultures. The diversity of surnames found in Venezuela reflects its rich history and migration patterns throughout the centuries.

A Melting Pot of Cultures and Ethnicities

Historically, Venezuela's population has been made up of indigenous, African, European, and Middle Eastern immigrants. This cultural diversity has led to a wide variety of surnames that are often derived from a mix of different languages and traditions.

Today, the most common Venezuelan surnames are a reflection of this cultural melting pot. Many of these surnames have a European origin, while others are derived from indigenous or African languages.

Evolving Surname Patterns

Surname patterns in Venezuela have changed over time, with people increasingly opting to use both maternal and paternal surnames. This practice is more common in urban areas, where the influence of European cultural norms is more prevalent. In rural areas, however, single surnames are still used, reflecting a stronger connection to indigenous and African traditions.

In general, Venezuelan surnames follow the Spanish naming convention of the father's surname followed by the mother's surname. For example, if the father's surname is Rodriguez and the mother's is Garcia, the child's full name would be Juan Rodriguez Garcia. However, in some cases, parents may choose to swap the order of the surnames or choose to use only one surname.

The Most Common Venezuelan Surnames

Here is a list of the most common surnames found in Venezuela, along with their possible origins:

• Gonzalez - derived from the Spanish word for 'battle'
• Rodriguez - derived from the Germanic name Roderick
• Martinez - derived from the Roman name Martinus
• Hernandez - derived from the Spanish name Fernando
• Lopez - derived from the place name Lozano
• Sanchez - derived from the Spanish name Sancho
• Perez - derived from the Spanish word for 'son of Pero'
• Romero - derived from the Spanish word for 'pilgrim'
• Jimenez - derived from the Spanish name Ximeno
• Garcia - derived from the Basque name Garcia

While these surnames are the most common in Venezuela, there are many others that reflect the country's diverse cultural heritage. From indigenous surnames like Aponte and Quintero to African surnames like Dos Santos and Baptista, the variety of Venezuelan surnames is a testament to the country's rich history and multicultural identity.