Velch Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Velch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Velch Last Name Facts

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

Velch (Russian: Вельч) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velch? popularity and diffusion

Velch is the 3,185,033rd most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Velch reside; 47 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 47 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Velch is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 75 percent reside, Arizona, where 13 percent reside and Alaska, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 34 percent reside and Russia, where 13 percent reside.

Velch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Velch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Velch surname rose 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Velch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Velch surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Velch earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $46,235 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velsch91198/
Velche9158/
Veilch912/
Veltch912/
Vuelch911/
Vealch911/
Veslch911/
Velc89181/
Voelsch8394/
Vellech8322/
Welch80175,920/
Belch801,516/
Felch801,414/
Velsh801,315/
Velci80195/
Volch8072/
Valch8030/
Velce8018/
Vilch8016/
Uelch807/
Velcz806/
Velkh802/
Veltc801/
Vylch801/
Velchova7799/
Vlc753/
Welsch7316,833/
Vilche734,912/
Belche73326/
Weltch73179/
Welche73136/
Völsch73102/
Belsch7399/
Weilch7324/
Welcsh7323/
Wealch7322/
Welchs7322/
Whelch7317/
Beltch7316/
Felcht7314/
Wellch737/
Felche736/
Welchh735/
Vilchs735/
Vilchz734/
Weslch733/
Welcht732/
Weldch732/
Beulch732/
Weelch731/
Foelch731/
Bellch731/
Vollch731/
Wielch731/
Vilcht731/
Vilsch731/
Vleche731/
Velsci731/
Vellsh731/
Uelche731/
Feilch730/
Waelch730/
Welc671,264/
Vels671,080/
Velz67411/
Wielsch67353/
Weltsch67222/
Velcová67184/
Belc67180/
Wuelche6775/
Velš6759/
Welsche6752/
Vilc6724/
Wellsch6722/
Wellech6721/
Waelsch6719/
Beilech676/
D'Welch674/
Belchch673/
Weilche673/
Velcova673/
Velx672/
Villche672/
Vltc672/
Beltche671/
Wuellch671/
Welchht671/
Welschh671/
Vlec671/
Bellche671/
Beltsch671/
Uelc671/
Huelche671/
Velj671/
Blch671/
Bellchs671/
Vlxh671/
Vlcz671/
Vldc671/
Vlhs671/
Vlhz671/
Vllc671/
Vwlc671/
Vylc671/
Welltch670/
Wlch670/

Velch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velch in the Russian language
Вельчvelc-

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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 Velch
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