Velcev Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Velcev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velcev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova681:52,3737,527
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Velčev (42) are calculated separately.

Velcev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velcev is held by more people in Moldova than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Velčev. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velcev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Velcev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Velcev reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname Velcev is most common in Moldova, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 52,373. In Moldova it is most numerous in: Cahul District, where 46 percent live, Chișinău Municipality, where 32 percent live and Găgăuzia, where 12 percent live. Not including Moldova this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Velcev Last Name Statistics demography

Velcev earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning R 228,696 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velčev9442/
Velchev923,308/
Velceva9230/
Velcsev927/
Velciev925/
Vlcev913/
Velcheva863,528/
Veltchev8653/
Veldchev861/
Vlchev8373/
Belcev8330/
Veljev8313/
Vlceva833/
Vylcev831/
Vilcev831/
Velkev831/
Veltcheva8033/
Velcevova801/
Belchev772,156/
Vlcheva7715/
Belceva779/
Vylchev777/
Vlechev777/
Vilchev773/
Velseva771/
Velshev771/
Vielsev771/
Velceff771/
Velçeva771/
Vlčev7314/
Velkhiev71258/
Velcheff7179/
Beltchev7155/
Vylcheva7120/
Velshaev7117/
Veltseva717/
Vilcheva711/
Beglicev711/
Belčev6737/
Filcev6730/
Veltcheff6730/
Velčevová6721/
Beljev674/
Vlčeva672/
Velsov671/
Veldsheva671/
Vilsev671/
Vilcef671/
Voelschew671/
Belkev671/
Belgev671/

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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
  • 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 Velcev
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