Velits Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Velits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia661:80,85515,660
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

The alternate forms: Velitš (78) are calculated separately.

Velits Last Name Facts

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

Velits (Russian: Велиц) is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Velitš. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velits? popularity and diffusion

Velits is the 2,185,341st most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Velits are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 80,855. In Slovakia Velits is primarily found in: Žilina Region, where 95 percent are found and Trenčín Region, where 5 percent are found. Other than Slovakia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velitš9478/
Belits8397/
Velics8362/
Vilits8315/
Valits837/
Velyts835/
Felits835/
Velets831/
Volits831/
Velitsova8011/
Velitsová804/
Vielitz77129/
Felitse7737/
Vallits7717/
Vealets7714/
Belitts7711/
Belaits7710/
Belhits777/
Velitch773/
Beylits773/
Beloits771/
Vetlets771/
Veilitx771/
Belgits771/
Veliz73152,787/
Velić734,854/
Velic731,360/
Velič73129/
Beleites7182/
Feleites711/
Welitsch711/
Belitsch711/
Belitz672,024/
Velich67640/
Velici67500/
Belets67390/
Vilics67278/
Veliez6779/
Felgitsch6766/
Belics6764/
Folits6760/
Velaiz6754/
Belyts6742/
Walits6740/
Wielitsch6738/
Valets6736/
Velitšová6721/
Felitz6718/
Welitz6712/
Bilits679/
Falits678/
Veleiz677/
Feilitsch676/
Welics675/
Valyts674/
Velizh674/
Vilitsova674/
Volets673/
Velizz673/
Veloiz673/
Wilits672/
Veloić672/
Vylets672/
Vilets671/
Vilitz671/
Velicsová671/
Veluiz671/
Vejlic671/
Velicz671/
Volitz671/
Filits671/

Velits Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velits in the Russian language
Велицvelic-

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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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  • 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 Velits
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