Velaf Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Velaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Velaf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Velaf Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Velaf is most common in Taiwan. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Velaf.

How Common Is The Last Name Velaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Velaf are found; 83 percent are found in East Asia and 83 percent are found in Sino-East Asia.

The last name is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,688,949. In Taiwan it is mostly found in: Taipei City, where 60 percent reside and Taoyuan City, where 40 percent reside. Excluding Taiwan Velaf is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velav8022/
Velab809/
Valaf806/
Belaf804/
Felaf802/
Welaf802/
Velof801/
Vilaf801/
Voelhauf771/
Belhaf73241/
Velova73111/
Veloff7375/
Welhaf7362/
Betlaf7334/
Belayf7313/
Belaif7310/
Volauf737/
Velaph731/
Bielaf731/
Belgaf731/
Velasv731/
Belaff731/
Velhav731/
Veslav731/
Velaphe67468/
Fielauf6751/
Felaife6742/
Veliova6717/
Velhova674/
Veelova673/
Velhoff672/
Belhafs671/
Beallaf671/
Fhellaf671/
Belhaif671/
Waelhaf671/
Welhaff670/
Wetleaf670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Velaf
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