Velenets Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Velenets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velenets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine561:812,90581,323
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Velenets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velenets (Russian: Веленець) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velenets? popularity and diffusion

Velenets is the 2,394,033rd most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Velenets is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Velenets reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Velenets is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 812,905. In Ukraine it is most common in: Rivne Oblast, where 57 percent reside, Mykolaiv Oblast, where 14 percent reside and Odessa Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Other than Ukraine this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 8 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.

Velenets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Velenets surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Velenets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velenets in the Russian language
Веленецьvelenec-

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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 Velenets
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