Varela

Varela is a Galician, Spanish and Portuguese surname originating from Galicia.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Abigail Varela (born 1948), Venezuelan artist
 * Adilson Tavares Varela (born 1988), footballer
 * Adrián Varela (born 1984), Mexican reality show contestant
 * Adriana Varela (born 1952), Argentine tango singer
 * Alan Varela (born 2001), Argentine footballer
 * Alberto Varela (born 1940), Uruguayan fencer
 * Alejandro Varela (born 1979), Spanish footballer
 * Alfredo Varela (disambiguation), several people
 * Amancio (footballer), full name Amancio Amaro Varela (1939–2023), Spanish footballer
 * Ângelo Varela (born 1980), Portuguese footballer
 * Antonio María Rouco Varela (born 1936), Spanish Catholic cardinal
 * Armando Varela (born 1997), East Timorese footballer
 * Benjamin Varela (born 1955), Puerto Rican wrestler
 * Blanca Varela (1926–2009), Peruvian poet
 * Brianna Varela, see List of Survivor (American TV series) contestants
 * Bruno Varela (born 1994), Portuguese footballer
 * Carlos Varela (disambiguation), several people
 * Conny Varela (born 1954), Puerto Rican politician
 * Cristopher Varela (born 1999), Venezuelan footballer
 * Cybèle Varela (born 1943), Brazilian artist
 * Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (born 1951), Spanish politician
 * Daniela Varela, Portuguese singer and songwriter
 * Edgar Varela (baseball) (born 1980), American baseball player and coach
 * Eduardo Varela, Mexican journalist
 * Enrique Bermúdez Varela (1932–1991), Nicaraguan soldier and rebel
 * Erika Varela (born 1994), Mexican cyclist
 * Euclides Varela (born 1982), Cape Verdean long-distance runner
 * Fagundes Varela (1841–1875), Brazilian poet
 * Federico Varela (born 1996), Argentine footballer
 * Felipe Varela, Spanish fashion designer
 * Félix Varela (1788–1853), Cuban and United States venerated Catholic priest
 * Fernando Varela (disambiguation), several people
 * Florencio Varela (writer) (1808–1848), Argentine writer, poet, journalist and educator
 * Francisco Varela (disambiguation), several people
 * Froilán Varela (1891–1948), Uruguayan actor
 * Gerardo Varela (born 1963), Chilean lawyer and politician
 * Gilson Varela (born 1990), Cape Verdean footballer
 * Guillermo Varela (born 1993), Uruguayan footballer
 * Gustavo Varela (born 1978), Uruguayan footballer
 * Héctor Varela (disambiguation), several people
 * Hugo Varela (born 1992), Spanish squash player
 * Iris Varela (born 1969), Venezuelan lawyer and politician
 * Jairo Varela (1949–2012), Colombian musician in Grupo Niche
 * Javier Varela (born 1940), Mexican field hockey player
 * Jazmín Beccar Varela (born 1986), Argentinian actress
 * Jesus Varela (1927–2018), Filipino Catholic bishop
 * Jhonata Varela (born 2000), Brazilian footballer
 * João Varela (disambiguation), several people
 * Joaquín Varela (disambiguation), several people
 * John Varela (born 1987), Colombian footballer
 * Jorge Varela (disambiguation), several people
 * José Varela (disambiguation), several people
 * Juan Carlos Varela (born 1963), President of Panama
 * Julia Varela (born 1981), Spanish radio and television journalist
 * Leonor Varela (born 1972), Chilean actress
 * Lorenzo Varela (1917–1978), Spanish poet
 * Luciano Varela, Spanish judge
 * Lucky Varela (1935–2017), American politician
 * Luis Varela (disambiguation), several people
 * Manuel Varela (disambiguation), several people
 * Mariana Varela (born 1996), Miss Universe Argentina 2019 and Miss Grand Argentina 2020
 * Maria Varela (born 1940), Mexican-American civil rights organizer and author
 * Marquesa de Varela, Uruguayan media executive specialising in celebrity interviews
 * Marta Varela (born 1943), Argentine composer, pianist, and teacher
 * Matias Varela (born 1980), Swedish actor
 * Mauro Varela (1941–2020), Spanish banker, lawyer and politician
 * Migdia Chinea Varela, American actress
 * Miguel Varela (c. 1940–2016), Filipino businessman and lawyer
 * Nico Varela (born 1991), Uruguayan footballer
 * Nilton Varela (born 2001), Portuguese footballer
 * Obdulio Varela (1917–1996), Uruguayan footballer
 * Omar Varela (1957–2022), Uruguayan actor, theatre director and playwright
 * Pany Varela, full name Anilton César Varela da Silva (born 1989), futsal player
 * Pedro Varela (1837–1906), president of Uruguay in 1868 and from 1875 to 1876
 * Reinaldo Varela (born 1959), Brazilian four-wheeler motorcycle rider
 * Rui Varela (born 1983), Portuguese footballer
 * Severino Varela (1913–1995), Uruguayan footballer
 * Silvestre Varela (born 1985), Portuguese footballer
 * Sofía Varela (born 1998), Costa Rican footballer
 * Tanza Varela (born 1991), Chilean actress and model
 * Tilsia Varela (born 1994), Venezuelan chess player
 * Toni Varela (born 1986), Cape Verdean footballer
 * Tomás Varela (born 1948), Cuban hockey player
 * Víctor Varela (born 1955), Swedish composer
 * Vitalina Varela (actress) (born 1966), Cape Verdean actress
 * Wilber Varela (1958–2008), Colombian drug lord
 * Yan Bartelemí, full name Yan Bartelemí Varela (born 1980), Cuban boxer
 * Yolanda Varela (1930–2009), Mexican actress