Velayi Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Velayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
Velayi (328) may also be a first name.
Velayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Velayi (Marathi: वेलायी) occurs most in Turkey. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Velayi.
How Common Is The Last Name Velayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Velayi are found; 57 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 57 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass. Velayi is also the 484,112th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 328 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 19,455,356. In Turkey Velayi is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 100 percent reside. Other than Turkey it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 43 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velayi in the Marathi language | ||
| वेलायी | velayi | 50 |
| वेलनायन | velanayana | 50 |
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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 Velayi
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