Veljan Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

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

Veljan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veljan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina261:136,0159,570
Kosovo161:116,3675,841
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Veljan (404) may also be a first name.

Veljan Last Name Facts

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

Veljan is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Veljan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Veljan is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Veljan reside; 80 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Veljan is also the 429,175th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 404 people.

The last name is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 136,015. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Veljan is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina Veljan is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vieljean861/
Beljan831,238/
Valjan83500/
Feljan83118/
Velsan8357/
Velcan8318/
Väljan8313/
Viljan8311/
Velean832/
Weljan832/
Voljan831/
Velzan831/
Velçan831/
Veljanova80203/
Viljean77397/
Beljean77300/
Velehan77199/
Velcean77148/
Valjean77132/
Velyhan77122/
Valijan7748/
Velsand7745/
Veljoen779/
Belijan773/
Velihan773/
Beljane772/
Velijam771/
Vielzan771/
Veelsan771/
Viljaen771/
Volijan771/
Felijan771/
Velijanova753/
Vlsan7383/
Vlcan7356/
Velchand719/
Belajian718/
Vellesan714/
Beljasin712/
Viljeant712/
Felajian712/
Velsaint711/
Vilaijan711/
Belijang711/
Belijean711/
Velaiyan711/
Vilsan671,563/
Vilcan671,156/
Belean67875/
Vălean67664/
Velzen67611/
Biljan67603/
Vîlcan67327/
Vîlsan67286/
Belsan67237/
Beljon67210/
Velsen67159/
Felean67120/
Foljan67110/
Velson6765/
Waljan6764/
Belšan6746/
Veleon6725/
Beljam6721/
Welyan6711/
Valjon6710/
Flejan679/
Belžan676/
Wiljan673/
Felieijan673/
Belajjane672/
Filjan671/
Böljan671/
Viljon671/
Viljam671/
Wesleyjan671/
Woljan671/
Beljanová671/
Vlsant671/
Belján671/
Beljeanne671/
Welsan671/
Velsán671/
Velcon671/
Belzan671/
Belxan671/

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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 Veljan
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