Veldsman Surname

198,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Veldsman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veldsman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0391:26,5713,403
England211:2,653,24194,788
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Veldsman Last Name Facts

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

Veldsman (Russian: Вельдсман) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Veldsman.

How Common Is The Last Name Veldsman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 198,017th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,448,910 people. The last name Veldsman occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Veldsman live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,039 people, or 1 in 26,571. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 55 percent reside, Gauteng, where 20 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

Veldsman Last Name Statistics demography

Veldsman earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.57% more than the national average, earning R 350,688 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veldtsman94157/
Velsman934/
Veldtsmann8910/
Veltsman8842/
Feldsman887/
Velshman881/
Feldsmann8219/
Welsman80445/
Belsman8017/
Vilsman801/
Uelsman800/
Huelsman751,636/
Welshman75517/
Wellsman75129/
Feltsman7545/
Weltsman7519/
Welsmann757/
Feldzman756/
Beltsman755/
Welssman754/
Belshman752/
Vilsmann752/
Veulzman751/
Veltzman751/
Feldsmanová741/
Welschman711/
Welssmann711/
Felcman67431/
Wilsman67258/
Belzman6749/
Welcman6726/
Welzman679/
Felzman675/
Bylsman674/
Blesman674/
Wlesman671/
Bilsman671/
Bllsman670/
Huellsmann670/

Veldsman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Veldsman in the Russian language
Вельдсманveldsman-

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Veldsman Reference & Research

Veldsman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Veldsman
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