Velaj Surname
Approximately 1,967 people bear this surname
Velaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1,632 | 1:1,786 | 290 |
| Greece | 102 | 1:108,625 | 18,269 |
| Kosovo | 63 | 1:29,553 | 2,975 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Velaj (37) may also be a first name.
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Velaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Velaj (Hindi: वेलजा, Marathi: वेलज) is found most in Albania. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Velaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Velaj is the 209,960th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,704,904 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Velaj live; 92 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent live in Albano-Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 37 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Albania, where it is held by 1,632 people, or 1 in 1,786. In Albania Velaj is most frequent in: Fier County, where 35 percent reside, Vlorë County, where 19 percent reside and Shkodër County, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Albania this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 5 percent reside and Kosovo, where 3 percent reside.
Velaj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Velaj surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.25% being registered with the party.
Velaj earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.47% less than the national average, earning $35,612 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velaj in the Hindi language | ||
| वेलजा | velaja | 92.86 |
| वेलाज | velaja | 7.14 |
| Velaj in the Marathi language | ||
| वेलज | velaja | 85.71 |
| वेलाज | velaja | 14.29 |
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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 Velaj
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