Velest Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Velest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Velest (7) may also be a first name.
Velest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Velest (Russian: Велест) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Velest? popularity and diffusion
Velest is the 7,593,402nd most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Velest occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Velest reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 4,548,448th most frequent forename globally, borne by 7 people.
Velest is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia Velest is primarily found in: Moscow, where 40 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 20 percent live and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 20 percent live. Besides Russia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velest Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velest in the Russian language | ||
| Велест | velest | - |
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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 Velest
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