Velija Surname
Approximately 1,898 people bear this surname
Velija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 693 | 1:2,687 | 440 |
| North Macedonia | 487 | 1:4,315 | 799 |
| Albania | 447 | 1:6,519 | 1,247 |
| Serbia | 87 | 1:82,126 | 7,026 |
| Switzerland | 39 | 1:210,588 | 18,223 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Slovenia | 10 | 1:248,768 | 16,532 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
Velija (897) may also be a first name.
Velija Demographics
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Velija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Velija (Marathi: वेिलजा) is found most in Kosovo. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Velija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 216,252nd most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,839,592 people. The surname Velija is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Velija reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 271,225th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 897 people.
This last name is most widely held in Kosovo, where it is carried by 693 people, or 1 in 2,687. In Kosovo it is most frequent in: District of Prizren, where 41 percent reside, District of Ferizaj, where 16 percent reside and District of Pristina, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Kosovo Velija is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 26 percent reside and Albania, where 24 percent reside.
Velija Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Velija last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Velija earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 25.97% less than the national average, earning 256,189 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.44% less than the national average, earning $38,211 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velija in the Marathi language | ||
| वेिलजा | veilaja | 50 |
| वेलीजा | velija | 50 |
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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 Velija
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