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Where Does The Last Name Velev Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Velev (Russian: Велев) is found most in Bulgaria. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Velev.

How Common Is The Last Name Velev? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Velev is the 75,676^th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,124,101 people. The last name Velev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Velev reside; 86 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 442,958^th most frequent first name globally, held by 383 people.

The surname is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 5,459 people, or 1 in 1,278. In Bulgaria Velev is mostly found in: Sofia City Province, where 25 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 9 percent live and Pazardzhik Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Bulgaria it is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Velev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Velev surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Velev earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 189.56% more than the national average, earning R 688,116 per year; in United States they earn 9% less than the national average, earning $39,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.73% more than the national average, earning $67,934 CAD per year.