Velijaj Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Velijaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 69 | 1:26,984 | 2,826 |
| Albania | 20 | 1:145,703 | 11,666 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Velijaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velijaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Velijaj occurs more in Kosovo more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Velijaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,795,579th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Velijaj is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Velijaj reside; 86 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent reside in Albano-Europe.
The last name Velijaj is most frequently used in Kosovo, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 26,984. In Kosovo it is most prevalent in: District of Gjakova, where 93 percent live and District of Pristina, where 7 percent live. Not including Kosovo it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 19 percent live and Switzerland, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velija | 92 | 1,898 | / |
| Veljaj | 92 | 1 | / |
| Velihaj | 86 | 14 | / |
| Velijej | 86 | 6 | / |
| Velica | 77 | 896 | / |
| Veliji | 77 | 564 | / |
| Velaje | 77 | 72 | / |
| Velisa | 77 | 39 | / |
| Belija | 77 | 34 | / |
| Beljaj | 77 | 18 | / |
| Vilija | 77 | 11 | / |
| Veliza | 77 | 9 | / |
| Velije | 77 | 7 | / |
| Veljac | 77 | 3 | / |
| Veleja | 77 | 2 | / |
| Veljač | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Velisca | 71 | 221 | / |
| Velisah | 71 | 30 | / |
| Velicha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Velijee | 71 | 3 | / |
| Veliyay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Velaica | 71 | 2 | / |
| Belajaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaeljae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vieliza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veligia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veleije | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velisoj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vheleja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velichea | 67 | 43 | / |
| Velichay | 67 | 18 | / |
| Velicaia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Veleisay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Veleshja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Velichad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Velisoji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Belaajaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velesiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velajiji | 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
- 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 Velijaj
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