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.
Velaj Demographics
Average Velaj Salary in
United States
$35,612 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Velaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Velaj (Hindi: वेलजा, Marathi: वेलज) is more commonly found in Albania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential 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 surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,704,904 people. It is predominantly 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 commonly used first name at a global level, held by 37 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Albania, where it is carried by 1,632 people, or 1 in 1,786. In Albania Velaj is most common in: Fier County, where 35 percent live, Vlorë County, where 19 percent live and Shkodër County, where 17 percent live. Excluding Albania it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 5 percent live and Kosovo, where 3 percent live.
Velaj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Velaj are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.25% registered with the political 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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