Velesh Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Velesh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Velesh (11) may also be a first name.
Velesh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velesh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Velesh (Marathi: वेलेश, Russian: Велеш) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Velesh? popularity and diffusion
Velesh is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Velesh live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Velesh is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 11 people.
The surname Velesh is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia Velesh is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 33 percent reside, Murmansk Oblast, where 33 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Russia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velesh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velesh in the Marathi language | ||
| वेलेश | velesa | 75 |
| िवलेश | ivalesa | 25 |
| Velesh in the Russian language | ||
| Велеш | veles | - |
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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 Velesh
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