Velikonja Surname

402,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Velikonja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velikonja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia7131:3,489562
Canada461:800,99162,809
Austria331:258,04330,255
Croatia211:201,36224,020
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Velikonja Last Name Facts

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

Velikonja is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velikonja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Velikonja is the 402,870th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,366,872 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Velikonja live; 85 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 713 people, or 1 in 3,489. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Gorizia, where 69 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 10 percent live and Upper Carniola, where 6 percent live. Barring Slovenia this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.

Velikonja Last Name Statistics demography

Velikonja earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 35.21% more than the national average, earning $67,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velikonia8938/
Velikanja8919/
Velikonya897/
Velikanje78256/
Velikogne78111/
Velicogna7888/
Veliconia784/
Vilikonia781/
Velikanie671/
Velukanya671/
Feliconio5643/
Velicanio561/
Walukhanja534/

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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 Velikonja
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