Veletić Surname

406,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Veletić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veletić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina7911:4,471901
Croatia501:84,57214,311
Serbia181:396,94217,613
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Veletic (34) are calculated separately.

Veletić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Veletić is found most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can also be found as a variant: Veletic. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Veletić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 406,994th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,473,891 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Veletić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 791 people, or 1 in 4,471. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Veletić is primarily found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 58 percent reside and Republika Srpska, where 42 percent reside. Apart from Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 6 percent reside and Serbia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veletic9534/
Beletić86216/
Valetić8681/
Veletich806/
Vilotić711,285/
Biletić71184/
Beletic7195/
Valetič7146/
Filetić7131/
Faletić7125/
Beletich6711/
Viliotić671/
Beletiche631/
Valetitsch596/
Beletičová591/
Faletič57134/
Biletic5743/
Filotić5730/
Filetic576/
Vilotič572/
Beletez571/
Beletech5327,849/
Biletics538/
Viletych536/
Filetici534/
Bilietic531/
Biletich531/
Belitiez531/
Filetich531/
Beleteche5025/

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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 Veletić
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