Velis Surname
Approximately 9,520 people bear this surname
Velis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 2,496 | 1:2,542 | 383 |
| Venezuela | 1,280 | 1:23,597 | 1,613 |
| Mexico | 933 | 1:133,040 | 4,336 |
| Argentina | 880 | 1:48,572 | 4,103 |
| United States | 807 | 1:449,144 | 38,490 |
| Chile | 675 | 1:26,098 | 1,504 |
| India | 369 | 1:2,078,768 | 70,458 |
| Honduras | 331 | 1:26,636 | 937 |
| Peru | 291 | 1:109,224 | 6,694 |
| Guatemala | 215 | 1:74,803 | 2,633 |
| Greece | 202 | 1:54,850 | 9,111 |
| Bolivia | 178 | 1:59,643 | 3,016 |
| Cuba | 156 | 1:73,864 | 2,573 |
| Spain | 105 | 1:445,257 | 23,393 |
| Netherlands | 76 | 1:222,200 | 29,701 |
| Italy | 54 | 1:1,132,531 | 73,160 |
| Russia | 51 | 1:2,825,942 | 156,501 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Costa Rica | 38 | 1:125,791 | 1,936 |
| Nicaragua | 36 | 1:167,252 | 2,337 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Ecuador | 30 | 1:530,195 | 11,121 |
| Hungary | 29 | 1:338,492 | 24,545 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Turkey | 17 | 1:4,577,731 | 104,623 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Belize | 9 | 1:39,497 | 2,328 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
The alternate forms: Vélis (6) & Veliš (4) are calculated separately.
Velis (367) may also be a first name.
Velis Demographics
Average Velis Salary in
United States
$46,857 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Velis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velis in the Georgian language | ||
| ველის | velis | - |
| Velis in the Marathi language | ||
| वेळीस | velisa | 69.26 |
| वेलीस | velisa | 23.72 |
| वॅलीस | velisa | 0.76 |
| बॅलीस | belisa | 0.38 |
| Velis in the Russian language | ||
| Велис | velis | - |
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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 Velis
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