Veleme Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Veleme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 27 | 1:75,280 | 9,683 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Veleme (12) may also be a first name.
Veleme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veleme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Veleme occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Veleme? popularity and diffusion
The surname Veleme is the 3,274,477th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Veleme are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Veleme is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.
This surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 75,280. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Butha-Buthe District, where 96 percent live and Quthing District, where 4 percent live. Beside Lesotho Veleme occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.
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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 Veleme
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