Velis Surname

53,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
El Salvador
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Velis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
El Salvador2,4961:2,542383
Venezuela1,2801:23,5971,613
Mexico9331:133,0404,336
Argentina8801:48,5724,103
United States8071:449,14438,490
Chile6751:26,0981,504
India3691:2,078,76870,458
Honduras3311:26,636937
Peru2911:109,2246,694
Guatemala2151:74,8032,633
Greece2021:54,8509,111
Bolivia1781:59,6433,016
Cuba1561:73,8642,573
Spain1051:445,25723,393
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Italy541:1,132,53173,160
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Canada461:800,99162,809
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Costa Rica381:125,7911,936
Nicaragua361:167,2522,337
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Ecuador301:530,19511,121
Hungary291:338,49224,545
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Turkey171:4,577,731104,623
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Belize91:39,4972,328
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Panama41:978,06412,245
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

The alternate forms: Vélis (6) & Veliš (4) are calculated separately.

Velis (367) may also be a first name.

Velis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velis (Georgian: ველის, Marathi: वेळीस, Russian: Велис) is more frequently found in El Salvador than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Vélis or Veliš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velis? popularity and diffusion

Velis is the 53,611th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 765,499 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Velis are found; 36 percent are found in South America and 33 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 453,982nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 367 people.

It is most frequent in El Salvador, where it is borne by 2,496 people, or 1 in 2,542. In El Salvador it is primarily concentrated in: San Salvador Department, where 20 percent are found, Sonsonate Department, where 13 percent are found and Cabañas Department, where 12 percent are found. Besides El Salvador this last name is found in 52 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 13 percent are found and Mexico, where 10 percent are found.

Velis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Velis are 43.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.09% being registered with the party.

The amount Velis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 51.82% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,430 per year; in South Africa they earn 107.18% more than the national average, earning R 492,348 per year; in Colombia they earn 77.01% more than the national average, earning $40,186,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.59% more than the national average, earning $46,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.42% less than the national average, earning $42,022 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vélis936/
Veliš934/
Velios91135/
Velies9187/
Veleis9146/
Velois9140/
Velgis9134/
Veilis9131/
Velise9116/
Veliss9111/
Velais9110/
Velish919/
Vielis914/
Veelis912/
Velisz912/
Vhelis911/
Velisc911/
Veli898,119/
Vehlies83108/
Velaise8331/
Velhuis8310/
Velyais831/
Velisch831/
Vėgelis831/
Vielies831/
Vesleis831/
Veliz80152,787/
Velip8018,322/
Felis805,992/
Veles803,540/
Belis802,742/
Valis801,681/
Velia801,640/
Velic801,360/
Velie80946/
Velit80551/
Vilis80515/
Volis80489/
Vieli80414/
Velix80302/
Velii80262/
Vesli80210/
Welis80207/
Velio80172/
Veali80145/
Velgi80136/
Velič80129/
Velei8090/
Veeli8059/
Velai8055/
Velđi8038/
Velys8034/
Veili8032/
Välis8028/
Vheli8011/
Veliy808/
Velid808/
Velij807/
Veloi806/
Veyli806/
Velyi803/
Vetli803/
Velui802/
Vejli802/
Vylis801/
Velisova7735/
Vitellis772/
Vicellis771/
Valois7313,632/
Vallis732,595/
Veliaj73961/
Belhis73839/
Valais73715/
Velich73640/
Felise73636/
Belais73574/
Valies73469/
Valuis73349/
Beylis73284/
Beilis73272/
Belish73240/
Belise73209/
Faelis73167/
Vahlis73133/
Fehlis7392/
Belijs7391/
Felish7386/
Valish7381/
Veliez7379/
Vilgis7379/
Velitš7378/
Belgis7371/
Felios7370/
Velesz7367/
Belois7366/
Felies7366/
Bielis7362/
Belios7360/
Voilis7357/
Velaiz7354/
Veliph7352/
Velese7349/
Vitlis7345/
Welies7343/
Vilois7341/
Welish7340/
Phelis7338/
Valeis7337/
Veylit7334/
Vielie7333/
Felixs7333/
Wielis7333/
Veleas7331/
Violis7331/
Veales7325/
Feliss7322/
Vilist7321/
Veless7320/
Vollis7320/
Fielis7320/
Beliss7316/
Velieh7316/
Velhes7315/
Vajlis7314/
Bealis7314/
Behlis7314/
Velice7312/
Belies7312/
Velhyi7310/
Beelis739/
Viluis739/
Beslis738/
Beluis738/
Vehlyi738/
Velije737/
Veleiz737/
Belihs737/
Volois737/
Velest736/
Vaylis736/
Veilix736/
Vieles736/
Bhelis736/
Volish735/
Vilies735/
Veiles735/
Felisz735/
Fetlis735/
Vilais735/
Velyts735/
Vilish734/
Velizh734/
Velesh734/
Bejlis734/
Feluis734/
Welise734/
Veelys734/
Whelis733/
Viliss733/
Veysli733/
Veglie733/
Veleus733/
Vhalis733/
Felisx733/
Valhis733/
Velizz733/
Welisz733/
Veloiz733/
Veloić732/
Voylis732/
Volies732/
Weylis732/
Felist732/
Feslis732/
Valijs732/
Wetlis732/
Veslei731/
Velets731/
Felisd731/
Betlis731/
Vueles731/
Vilios731/
Veulli731/
Vheles731/
Veilli731/
Veluip731/
Foelis731/
Feleis731/
Valóis731/
Vailis731/
Velitt731/
Veluiz731/
Veliai731/
Vejlic731/
Velaiy731/
Vuheli731/
Felais731/
Belisz731/
Beulis731/
Velicz731/
Veloix731/
Veilie730/
Wealis730/
Weelis730/
Vielei730/
Veisle730/
Vealie730/
Veelie730/
Velishova7126/
Vecillois711/
Vela67170,270/
Weli6710,281/
Beli679,393/
Vele679,062/
Vitelli677,680/
Vili676,184/
Vallois672,487/
Fielies672,341/
Welishe672,242/
Viselli671,216/
Wheelis671,058/
Vely67852/
Väli67779/
Vicelli67552/
Veliche67479/
Vallais67239/
Welisch67226/
Vollais67187/
Belisse67176/
Welhuis67145/
Belaise67122/
Vallies67111/
Belaish6799/
Valluis6784/
Beyliss6779/
Beallis6764/
Veiglie6741/
Vecelli6739/
Felitse6737/
Veillie6733/
Veloaia6731/
Felisch6730/
Belisch6729/
Veeleid6727/
Ueli6726/
Vallish6723/
Veelaid6723/
Velé6722/
Vahlois6721/
Wheliss6720/
Veloich6715/
Vealets6714/
Veselli6712/
Veleshe6712/
Whellis6711/
Belaits6710/
Vilhais6710/
Valleis6710/
Beilish679/
Beylish678/
Velesse678/
Bielish677/
Welaish676/
Wielisz675/
Vayliss674/
Beiliss674/
Vhelesh674/
Felisse674/
Velease674/
Valoiss673/
Vetelli673/
Velitch673/
Vahluis673/
Vaislis673/
Vetlich672/
Valaish672/
Voylies672/
Bielais672/
Valhuis672/
Bielisz672/
Belgish672/
Belaiss672/
Belisce672/
Belishe671/
Beslish671/
Volhuis671/
Vyli671/
Weillis671/
Voillis671/
Vesilli671/
Vieleas671/
Velaith671/
Velesce671/
Beloise671/
Feilise671/
Beelios671/
Veleije671/
Hvalijs671/
Phielis671/
Violais671/
Viliais671/
Vetlets671/
Valyais671/
Velj671/
Velhest671/
Veileix671/
Feelies671/
Feihlis671/
Feulies671/
Beillis671/
Beloits671/
Bielijs671/
Vollies671/
Fieleis671/
Guhelis671/
Belgais671/
Beatlis670/
Veisley670/
Wielies670/
Beullis670/
Valliss670/
Valisch670/
Feilies670/
Whelais670/
Bealios670/
Weilies670/

Velis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velis in the Georgian language
ველისvelis-
Velis in the Marathi language
वेळीसvelisa69.26
वेलीसvelisa23.72
वॅलीसvelisa0.76
बॅलीसbelisa0.38
Velis in the Russian language
Велисvelis-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Velis
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis