Velja Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Velja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 80 | 1:36,426 | 5,339 |
| Serbia | 36 | 1:198,471 | 12,167 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Veljä (1) are calculated separately.
Velja (604) may also be a first name.
Velja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Velja (Hindi: वेल्जा) has its highest incidence in Albania. It can also be found as: Veljä. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Velja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,267,784th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. Velja is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Velja live; 69 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 44 percent live in Albano-Europe. Velja is also the 340,092nd most commonly used forename globally, held by 604 people.
Velja is most prevalent in Albania, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 36,426. In Albania Velja is most prevalent in: Durrës County, where 68 percent live and Tirana County, where 33 percent live. Excluding Albania this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velja in the Hindi language | ||
| वेल्जा | velja | - |
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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
- 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 Velja
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