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

The last name Veldsman (Russian: Вельдсман) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Veldsman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 198,017th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,448,910 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Veldsman are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,039 people, or 1 in 26,571. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 55 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.

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

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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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