Veliz Surname
Approximately 152,787 people bear this surname
Veliz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 25,154 | 1:639 | 113 |
| Venezuela | 24,124 | 1:1,252 | 228 |
| Argentina | 19,202 | 1:2,226 | 288 |
| Chile | 18,361 | 1:959 | 211 |
| Ecuador | 17,986 | 1:884 | 144 |
| Peru | 14,364 | 1:2,213 | 378 |
| Bolivia | 8,712 | 1:1,219 | 242 |
| Mexico | 6,571 | 1:18,890 | 1,503 |
| United States | 5,748 | 1:63,058 | 7,383 |
| Cuba | 5,038 | 1:2,287 | 339 |
| Honduras | 3,352 | 1:2,630 | 362 |
| Spain | 1,639 | 1:28,525 | 2,932 |
| El Salvador | 648 | 1:9,790 | 679 |
| Panama | 519 | 1:7,538 | 765 |
| Nicaragua | 361 | 1:16,679 | 909 |
| Uruguay | 189 | 1:18,157 | 2,052 |
| Brazil | 164 | 1:1,305,331 | 44,621 |
| Dominican Republic | 162 | 1:64,401 | 3,114 |
| Canada | 134 | 1:274,967 | 25,811 |
| Costa Rica | 119 | 1:40,169 | 1,012 |
| Belize | 85 | 1:4,182 | 771 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Véliz (620), Vèliz (20), Velíz (8) & Vêliz (1) are calculated separately.
Veliz (173) may also be a first name.
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Veliz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veliz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Veliz (Russian: Велиз) occurs in Guatemala more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Véliz, Vèliz, Velíz or Vêliz. For other potential spellings of Veliz click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Veliz? popularity and diffusion
Veliz is the 3,678th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 47,697 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Veliz reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 27 percent reside in Andean South America. Veliz is also the 694,534th most common first name globally, held by 173 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Guatemala, where it is carried by 25,154 people, or 1 in 639. In Guatemala it is most common in: Guatemala Department, where 49 percent are found, Escuintla Department, where 14 percent are found and Izabal Department, where 10 percent are found. Other than Guatemala this surname is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 16 percent are found and Argentina, where 13 percent are found.
Veliz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Veliz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Veliz last name grew 63,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Veliz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Veliz surname are 43.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.8% registered with the political party.
The amount Veliz earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning 352,397 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.23% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,371 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.41% less than the national average, earning $19,203,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.23% less than the national average, earning $36,576 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.27% less than the national average, earning $40,606 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Veliz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Veliz in the Russian language | ||
| Велиз | veliz | - |
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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 Veliz
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