Velander Surname

370,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Velander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6251:15,7551,346
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
Finland211:261,74820,300
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Norway81:642,78647,258
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Velander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Velander occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velander? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 370,695th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,520,687 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Velander live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 625 people, or 1 in 15,755. In Sweden Velander is most common in: Stockholm County, where 20 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent reside and Skåne County, where 10 percent reside. Besides Sweden this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Finland, where 2 percent reside.

Velander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Velander has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Velander last name expanded 6,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Velander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Velander last name are 19.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Velander earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning $49,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $50,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vehlander946/
Vealander941/
Vielander941/
Veelander940/
Velande9359/
Hvetlander898/
Welander881,968/
Vilander881,227/
Veilande88192/
Belander88167/
Felander8853/
Valander8837/
Volander889/
Velender881/
Vylander881/
Wielander82649/
Vallander8292/
Fielander8268/
Wehlander8266/
Bielander8223/
Wejlander8217/
Vislander8214/
Weulander8212/
Vohlander8210/
Weilander8210/
Phelander823/
Fehlander821/
Belandier821/
Vollander821/
Vitlander821/
Beylander820/
Weelander820/
Velonde80768/
Velandi80207/
Vilande8087/
Velandy8077/
Welande808/
Wielaender787/
Weislander784/
Phielander783/
Valliander782/
Voitlander781/
Weilaender781/
Vallandeur780/
Feitlander780/
Filander753,963/
Bylander75564/
Wilander75514/
Valender75191/
Walander75188/
Falander7598/
Belender7583/
Bilander7578/
Vielandi7557/
Bölander7551/
Felender7514/
Valandir7512/
Wolander7511/
Folander756/
Wielande756/
Velandai754/
Vielandy753/
Velondhe752/
Vilender752/
Felonder751/
Welender751/
Velanddi751/
Fylander751/
Uilander751/
Vailande751/
Vilandie750/
Wylander750/
Philander7110,974/
Wallander711,722/
Vallender71804/
Fahlander71372/
Uitlander71254/
Wieländer71148/
Wohlander7189/
Weiländer7189/
Fallander7155/
Wahlander7144/
Waylander7137/
Phalander7132/
Wihlander7117/
Belendier7116/
Vollender7112/
Wollander7110/
Wielender7110/
Baylander718/
Pfilander718/
Follander716/
Weilender716/
Fhilander716/
Böhlander712/
Phylander711/
Wholander711/
Wählander711/
Belandojr711/
Beulonder711/
Fielandir711/
Whilander710/
Walliander6726/
Baylaender6712/
Welonde677/
Velondi675/
Vilandi675/
Welandi673/
Wilande671/
Vilonde671/
Vilandy671/
Voitländer671/
Beliendier671/
Philaender671/
Vallendeer670/

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