Veleva Surname

70,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Veleva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veleva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria5,7911:1,205162
Russia4181:344,79234,317
Ukraine3731:122,04517,280
North Macedonia1191:17,6592,501
Greece711:156,05325,589
Moldova631:56,5307,993
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England161:3,482,379114,324
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
France61:11,070,454349,096
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malta11:430,2723,380
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Véléva (1) are calculated separately.

Veleva (54) may also be a first name.

Veleva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Veleva (Russian: Велева) occurs most in Bulgaria. It can appear as a variant: Véléva. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Veleva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 70,483rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,039,296 people. The surname Veleva is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Veleva are found; 85 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Veleva is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 54 people.

This surname is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 5,791 people, or 1 in 1,205. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 24 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 9 percent live and Pazardzhik Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Bulgaria this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 6 percent live and Ukraine, where 5 percent live.

Veleva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Veleva surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Veleva earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% more than the national average, earning $51,237 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velieva924,380/
Veloeva9268/
Veleeva9222/
Velaeva9222/
Velevas924/
Vetleva923/
Veyleva921/
Velehva921/
Velev916,483/
Véléva891/
Velyaeva86117/
Vetleeva861/
Velheeva861/
Veliev836,573/
Valeva833,136/
Beleva832,202/
Veleba83629/
Voleva83154/
Velova83111/
Vileva8362/
Veleev8319/
Feleva8313/
Velava8311/
Vyleva839/
Vetlev835/
Veliva832/
Weleva832/
Velhev832/
Valieva7764,013/
Valeeva7732,547/
Velyova77291/
Valaeva77200/
Beleeva77107/
Vileeva7787/
Vilaeva7774/
Belevad7734/
Believa7726/
Vaileva7726/
Vilieva7722/
Voleeva7721/
Veliova7717/
Feleeva7711/
Hvaleva7711/
Valeiva7710/
Vyleeva7710/
Volaeva779/
Volieva778/
Vitleva777/
Valleva777/
Veleiwa776/
Velovaa775/
Veelova773/
Felaeva773/
Velivas773/
Voloeva773/
Valeuva772/
Violeva772/
Valoeva772/
Vilevad772/
Velebai772/
Velebay772/
Vytleva772/
Belgeva771/
Felevaz771/
Felieva771/
Feloeva771/
Valeyva771/
Vayleva771/
Velyvas771/
Beleava771/
Belev731,841/
Vilev7326/
Veliv7312/
Velef735/
Vylev734/
Veleb731/
Valyaeva712,029/
Valiaeva71295/
Vilyaeva71293/
Viglieva7165/
Beglieva7158/
Valeavai7121/
Voytleva7115/
Volhaeva7114/
Velevová7113/
Volyaeva7112/
Vallieva719/
Huheleva719/
Valleeva717/
Voitleva716/
Velova'a716/
Felyaeva715/
Vitlevad712/
Believau712/
Beilieva711/
Beleveau711/
Besleeva711/
Vuyleeva711/
Viliaeva711/
Violeeva711/
Vallaeva711/
Vaylaeva711/
Veilleuv711/
Veliveau711/
Belheiva711/
Velebaai711/
Velebhay711/
Vehelova711/
Valeivai711/
Fileva672,085/
Voliva67443/
Belewa67375/
Fyleva67335/
Bileva67267/
Velyov67239/
Faleva67194/
Vilova67180/
Byleva67128/
Beleev67113/
Veliov67103/
Welewa6782/
Feleba6767/
Veleff6757/
Viliev6755/
Foleva6752/
Felewa6750/
Vileev6746/
Beleba6741/
Vilava6740/
Vailev6732/
Felava6716/
Vitlev678/
Vilevs678/
Vyleev678/
Vylova676/
Weilev675/
Weliev675/
Velebo674/
Beliva673/
Veliwa672/
Valevo672/
Volava672/
Vyleba672/
Vyliev671/
Flejva671/
Beleiv671/
Vilhev671/
Viliva671/
Vislev671/
Uelova671/
Valewa671/
Welava671/
Vehliv671/
Volewa671/
Beleav671/
Vylyva671/
Beleveaux670/
Belevo670/

Veleva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Veleva in the Russian language
Велеваveleva-

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