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

Velesi (Marathi: वॅलेसी) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Velesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Velesi is the 1,052,587th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. Velesi is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Velesi are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Velesi is also the 790,880th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 137 people.

The last name Velesi is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 213,796. In Kenya Velesi is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 99 percent are found, Kwale County, where 0 percent are found and Makueni County, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Velesi exists 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 holding the Velesi last name is primarily 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
  • 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 Velesi
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