Veljić Surname

253,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Veljić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Veljić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia9711:7,358880
Montenegro4141:1,545309
Bosnia and Herzegovina1381:25,6264,188
Slovenia181:138,20413,237
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Veljic (92) are calculated separately.

Veljić Last Name Facts

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

Veljić has its highest incidence in Serbia. It may also occur as: Veljic. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Veljić? popularity and diffusion

Veljić is the 253,664th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,677,501 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Veljić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Veljić is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is borne by 971 people, or 1 in 7,358. In Serbia it is most frequent in: Belgrade, where 19 percent are found, Rasina District, where 18 percent are found and Pirot District, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Serbia it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Montenegro, where 27 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veljic9492/
Velji911,094/
Beljić831,440/
Veliji83564/
Valjić8332/
Velcić836/
Veljii835/
Veljici7711/
Velie73946/
Velja73181/
Belji7327/
Welji7325/
Vilji732/
Veljä731/
Velija671,898/
Biljić67392/
Faljić67185/
Velier67106/
Veljee6787/
Velies6787/
Veliez6779/
Velcic6774/
Beljic6761/
Vielie6733/
Weelji6726/
Uhelji6722/
Velšic6718/
Ouelji6717/
Velieh6716/
Beljoi6711/
Velije677/
Belcić676/
Beljid676/
Beljai675/
Veliiz674/
Vailji674/
Veliha673/
Weljie673/
Veliip673/
Velgiy672/
Viliji671/
Viljie671/
Veleai671/
Velișa671/
Velsic671/
Veliyo671/
Veliet671/
Veslie671/
Beliji671/
Veelie670/
Vealie670/
Veilie670/
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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 Veljić
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