Velins Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Velins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

The alternate forms: Vēliņš (1) are calculated separately.

Velins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Velins is held by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Vēliņš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velins? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Velins is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Velins are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname Velins is most numerous in Latvia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 341,674. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent reside, Semigallia, where 33 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Latvia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent reside and Ireland, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velinsh922/
Valins83255/
Belins8359/
Felins8331/
Vilins8319/
Velens8314/
Volins833/
Vēliņš831/
Welins831/
Vallins77291/
Veulens7751/
Bielins7721/
Beilins7710/
Vejlens7710/
Wielins778/
Vollins777/
Vielens772/
Valiens772/
Violins771/
Velinje771/
Weelins771/
Fehlins771/
Phelins771/
Betlins771/
Huelins771/
Valns730/
Beeliens711/
Whellins710/
Valens6720,329/
Belens67103/
Wolins67100/
Volens6782/
Filins6760/
Vilims6752/
Welens6734/
Wilins6725/
Velems6723/
Vilens6716/
Bilins679/
Volinz677/
Walins676/
Falins674/
Felinz672/
Felinx671/
Valnæs671/
Beléns671/
Folins671/
Bylins671/
Felens671/
Wylins670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Velins
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