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
The last name Velej occurs most in Slovenia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Velej? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Velej live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 138,204. In Slovenia Velej is mostly concentrated in: Central Sava, where 61 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 28 percent reside and Drava, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Slovenia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Albania, where 5 percent reside.
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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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