Veljaca Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Veljaca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veljaca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

The alternate forms: Veljača (298) are calculated separately.

Veljaca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Veljaca occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Veljača. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Veljaca? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,237,939th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Veljaca live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 32 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 241,556. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 68 percent are found, Canton of St Gallen, where 24 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Switzerland Veljaca exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Veljaca Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Veljaca earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning R 252,816 per year; in United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.52% less than the national average, earning $41,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veljača95298/
Veljacie807/
Velsaco7134/
Veljako711/
Valjakka67785/
Viljakka6749/
Voljeica674/
Beljaška672/
Veljoska672/
Velcazco671/
Velsasco671/

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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 Veljaca
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