Varela

English

Proper noun

Varela (plural Varelas)

1. A surname from Galician

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Varela is the 1321^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26621 individuals. Varela is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.42%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Alvear, Avelar, Valera, larvae, larvæ, lavrae

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Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Attested since the 12th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾɛla̝/

Proper noun

Varela

1. a surname

References

• “Varela” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Varela”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG