Velesi Surname
Approximately 238 people bear this surname
Velesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 216 | 1:213,796 | 15,228 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Velesi (137) may also be a first name.
Velesi Demographics
Velesi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velesich | 86 | 1 | / |
| Welesi | 83 | 117 | / |
| Velisi | 83 | 117 | / |
| Velegi | 83 | 110 | / |
| Velese | 83 | 49 | / |
| Velezi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Vilesi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Velesy | 83 | 0 | / |
| Velezis | 77 | 77 | / |
| Velegić | 77 | 6 | / |
| Velease | 77 | 4 | / |
| Veleses | 77 | 2 | / |
| Velisić | 77 | 1 | / |
| Velysis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Velesce | 77 | 1 | / |
| Velezes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veleije | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vileysi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veilexi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vielezi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vileisis | 71 | 21 | / |
| Veleisay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vilesits | 71 | 1 | / |
| Belezi | 67 | 586 | / |
| Veliji | 67 | 564 | / |
| Velici | 67 | 500 | / |
| Wilesi | 67 | 161 | / |
| Uelese | 67 | 124 | / |
| Welese | 67 | 55 | / |
| Welisi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Velige | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vileji | 67 | 19 | / |
| Veligi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Velise | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vilegi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vilese | 67 | 14 | / |
| Veleze | 67 | 14 | / |
| Belegi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Velice | 67 | 12 | / |
| Veliza | 67 | 9 | / |
| Veleza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Velije | 67 | 7 | / |
| Veilleuse | 67 | 6 | / |
| Velege | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vilisi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Veleje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Velize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velece | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weleji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welegi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welesy | 67 | 0 | / |
Velesi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velesi in the Marathi language | ||
| वॅलेसी | velesi | - |
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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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