Velaja Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Velaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia241:297,70615,186
Bosnia and Herzegovina181:196,46711,001
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Velaja (16) may also be a first name.

Velaja Last Name Facts

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

Velaja (Marathi: वेलजा) is most common in Serbia. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velaja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Velaja live; 81 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name on earth, held by 16 people.

Velaja is most frequent in Serbia, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 297,706. In Serbia it is mostly found in: Belgrade, where 46 percent are found, South Bačka District, where 38 percent are found and Nišava District, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Serbia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Velaja Last Name Statistics demography

Velaja earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 24.3% less than the national average, earning $37,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velaj911,967/
Velaa916/
Velija831,898/
Veliaj83961/
Velaji83950/
Belaja83731/
Vilaja83102/
Velaje8372/
Velajy8350/
Velaya8320/
Velhaj835/
Veleja832/
Velhaa832/
Veluja831/
Veslaj831/
Velajo831/
Vela80170,270/
Velj801/
Velayat77309/
Belhaja77307/
Veloaia7731/
Velayas7730/
Velajiy7725/
Velaiah7719/
Velguja773/
Bielaja773/
Vhelyaa772/
Hvelaji771/
Betlaja771/
Vheleja771/
Belahja771/
Vislaja771/
Velyajo771/
Belajah771/
Velea733,513/
Velay731,846/
Velia731,640/
Belaj731,254/
Belaa73392/
Vhela73242/
Vilaj73142/
Vuela73136/
Veloa7384/
Velau7361/
Velai7355/
Veila7340/
Veela7320/
Velej7319/
Welaj7315/
Veyla7312/
Vilaa737/
Velij737/
Velae735/
Welaa734/
Veloj732/
Veala732/
Vielj731/
Belajova713/
Velajová711/
Wealajah711/
Veelayat711/
Belhaj6751,995/
Belaya6728,716/
Belaia6713,581/
Velayo673,231/
Veluya67791/
Veliji67564/
Belaje67164/
Belaji67135/
Veliya67126/
Veloya67117/
Velaye6799/
Welaji6777/
Vilaia6765/
Bilaja6757/
Belajs6757/
Velaiz6754/
Velaie6747/
Vilaya6742/
Belija6734/
Bielaj6733/
Veleas6731/
Beleja6731/
Vilaji6719/
Velaut6714/
Beliaj6713/
Veleat6712/
Vilaje6712/
Vilija6711/
Veilla6711/
BelaaI6711/
Velais6710/
Belaaj679/
Vielau679/
Veihla678/
Velayi677/
Beelaa677/
Velije677/
Velgay677/
Veluji676/
Velejo675/
Welaya675/
Vealla674/
Velayu674/
Veleya674/
Wilaja674/
Welaia674/
Veloji673/
Velojo673/
Veloia672/
Velahu672/
Velijo672/
Veleje672/
Velauz672/
Beloja672/
Welija671/
Veslay671/
Vhella671/
Vheloj671/
Vailaj671/
Vealea671/
Veleae671/
Veulay671/
Weliaa671/
Veliai671/
Veliau671/
Velayy671/
Velaiy671/
Bela'a671/
Belaňa671/
Betlaj671/
Belahj671/
Welaje671/
Weelaa671/
Behlaj671/
Velahy670/

Velaja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velaja in the Marathi language
वेलजाvelaja81.82
िवजयivajaya9.09
वेलािजvelaija4.55
वेलाजाvelaja4.55

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Velaja
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