Velej Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Velej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 18 | 1:138,204 | 13,237 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Velej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velej Come From? nationality or country of origin
Velej is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Velej? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Velej occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Velej live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Velej is most common in Slovenia, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 138,204. In Slovenia Velej is most common in: Central Sava, where 61 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 28 percent are found and Drava, where 6 percent are found. Beside Slovenia Velej exists in one country. It is also common in Albania, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Velej
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