Velić Surname

97,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Velić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,7451:1,288197
Slovenia6671:3,730628
Croatia5801:7,2911,147
Serbia5071:14,0931,680
Kosovo2091:8,9081,379
Montenegro1401:4,568877
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Velic (1,360) & Velič (129) are calculated separately.

Velić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Velić occurs most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can also occur as a variant: Velic or Velič. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 97,738th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,501,349 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Velić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 2,745 people, or 1 in 1,288. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Velić is primarily concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 94 percent reside, Republika Srpska, where 6 percent reside and Brčko District, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina Velić occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 14 percent reside and Croatia, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velic931,360/
Velič93129/
Veloić912/
Veliz80152,787/
Belić804,798/
Vilić802,363/
Felić801,003/
Volić80548/
Valić80478/
Velićová773/
Velich73640/
Velici73500/
Violić73219/
Behlić73182/
Vitlić73160/
Veliez7379/
Velitš7378/
Velits7375/
Velics7362/
Belaić7358/
Velaiz7354/
Beslić7341/
Bielić7312/
Veleiz737/
Velizh734/
Velizz733/
Veloiz733/
Hvalić733/
Veluiz731/
Vejlic731/
Fejlić731/
Velicz731/
Veliche67479/
Vielitz67129/
Velgich6720/
Veloich6715/
Velitch673/
Veilitx671/

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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 Velić
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