Velezu Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Velezu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Velezu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velezu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Velezu is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Velezu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Velezu live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
This last name is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Lofa County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vlezu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Veletzuy | 86 | 71 | / |
| Veletzui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vlezhu | 83 | 74 | / |
| Welezu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Velesu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Velozu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Velazu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beleuzu | 77 | 139 | / |
| Veleșcu | 77 | 57 | / |
| Felezeu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Belezou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Belezuy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Belezau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Velayzu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veliceu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vleju | 73 | 316 | / |
| Beletzuy | 71 | 714 | / |
| Feulezeu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Veletsou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velicu | 67 | 4,987 | / |
| Veliju | 67 | 134 | / |
| Vilizu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Valesu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Weleju | 67 | 11 | / |
| Belesu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Velasu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Welesu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Volesu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vilozu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Velezu
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