Velf Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Velf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Velf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velf (Russian: Вельф) is found most frequently in Serbia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Velf live; 75 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Serbia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 793,883. In Serbia Velf is primarily concentrated in: West Bačka District, where 100 percent reside. Not including Serbia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velfe8922/
Velfz895/
Vlf864/
Belf75446/
Velb75125/
Welf7583/
Vilf7522/
Felf7513/
Uelf759/
Vylf751/
Vwlf751/
Felfe67137/
Welff67121/
Wellf6718/
Belfe6711/
Huelf6710/
Welfe678/
Woelf678/
Welfh673/
Fielf672/
Fellf672/
Vilfe671/
Belft671/
Wielf671/
Vellb671/
Phelf671/
Weelf670/
Welfz670/
Bellf670/

Velf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velf in the Russian language
Вельфvelf-

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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 Velf
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