Velesca Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Velesca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 18 | 1:197,854 | 18,761 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Veleşca (1) are calculated separately.
Velesca (15) may also be a first name.
Velesca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velesca Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Velesca occurs in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Veleşca. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Velesca? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Velesca is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Velesca live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in Romanian Europe. Velesca is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname Velesca is most frequent in Moldova, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 197,854. In Moldova it is most common in: Călărași District, where 94 percent are found and Chișinău Municipality, where 6 percent are found. Barring Moldova this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Velesca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Velesca has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Velesca last name fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Velesca
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