Velcani Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Velcani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velcani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania161:182,12812,899
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Velçani (272) are calculated separately.

Velcani Last Name Facts

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

Velcani is carried by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Velçani. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Velcani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Velcani is the 3,274,477th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Velcani live; 47 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Velcani is most frequently held in Albania, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 182,128. In Albania Velcani is most common in: Dibër County, where 50 percent reside, Shkodër County, where 38 percent reside and Tirana County, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Albania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Italy, where 6 percent reside.

Velcani Last Name Statistics demography

Velcani earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velçani95272/
Velchani933/
Velkani8623/
Veljani8610/
Velzani861/
Velsani861/
Belchani801/
Velkanni801/
Vilcane711,006/
Belkani7160/
Belcane7118/
Belqani719/
Vilçani714/
Vilsani713/
Belconi713/
Belcana711/
Felkani711/
Felcane711/
Wilcani711/
Veljoni711/
Vilcanj711/
Vilcana711/
Welsani711/
Behlkani6759/
Belconis6742/
Oueljani674/
Vilkhani672/
Vilcanet672/
Welcamne671/
Belkhani671/
Belkasni671/
Vilxhani671/

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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 Velcani
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