Velesi Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Velesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2161:213,79615,228
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
India61:127,844,230863,365
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Velesi (137) may also be a first name.

Velesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velesi (Marathi: वॅलेसी) is found most in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Velesi is the 1,052,587th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname Velesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Velesi live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most widely held first name in the world, held by 137 people.

The last name Velesi is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 213,796. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kitui County, where 99 percent are found, Kwale County, where 0 percent are found and Makueni County, where 0 percent are found. Barring Kenya Velesi occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Velesi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Velesi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Velesi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.26% less than the national average, earning R 77,796 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velesich861/
Welesi83117/
Velisi83117/
Velegi83110/
Velese8349/
Velezi835/
Vilesi832/
Velesy830/
Velezis7777/
Velegić776/
Velease774/
Veleses772/
Velisić771/
Velysis771/
Velesce771/
Velezes771/
Veleije771/
Vileysi771/
Veilexi771/
Vielezi771/
Vileisis7121/
Veleisay716/
Vilesits711/
Belezi67586/
Veliji67564/
Velici67500/
Wilesi67161/
Uelese67124/
Welese6755/
Welisi6732/
Velige6721/
Vileji6719/
Veligi6717/
Velise6716/
Vilegi6716/
Vilese6714/
Veleze6714/
Belegi6714/
Velice6712/
Veliza679/
Veleza678/
Velije677/
Veilleuse676/
Velege673/
Vilisi673/
Veleje672/
Velize671/
Velece671/
Welezi671/
Weleji671/
Welegi671/
Welesy670/

Velesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velesi in the Marathi language
वॅलेसीvelesi-

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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
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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 Velesi
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