Velenis Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Velenis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velenis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece421:263,80539,714
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Velenis Last Name Facts

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

Velenis (Russian: Веленис) is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velenis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Velenis is the 2,555,468th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. Velenis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Velenis are found; 74 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Greece, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 263,805. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: East Macedonia and Thrace, where 57 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 40 percent are found and Attica, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Greece this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found and Russia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Velenis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velenis in the Russian language
Веленисvelenis-

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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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  • 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 Velenis
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