Veljković Surname
Approximately 16,055 people bear this surname
Veljković Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 15,407 | 1:464 | 72 |
| Kosovo | 231 | 1:8,060 | 1,271 |
| Croatia | 127 | 1:33,296 | 6,828 |
| Slovenia | 113 | 1:22,015 | 4,858 |
| Montenegro | 65 | 1:9,839 | 1,487 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57 | 1:62,042 | 6,953 |
| North Macedonia | 48 | 1:43,781 | 4,858 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Veljkovic (828) & Veljkovič (1) are calculated separately.
Veljković Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veljković Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Veljković is most common in Serbia. It may appear in the variant forms: Veljkovic or Veljkovič. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Veljković? popularity and diffusion
It is the 33,080th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 453,911 people. The last name Veljković occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Veljković are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most common in Serbia, where it is carried by 15,407 people, or 1 in 464. In Serbia it is most numerous in: Nišava District, where 14 percent are found, Pčinja District, where 12 percent are found and Belgrade, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Serbia Veljković is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 1 percent are found and Croatia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veljkovic | 96 | 828 | / |
| Veljkovič | 96 | 1 | / |
| Veliković | 89 | 31 | / |
| Velicković | 84 | 95 | / |
| Veljkovich | 84 | 57 | / |
| Belojković | 84 | 11 | / |
| Velijkovic | 84 | 1 | / |
| Velichković | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weljkovic | 78 | 18 | / |
| Filjković | 78 | 5 | / |
| Velikovic | 78 | 5 | / |
| Velskovic | 78 | 2 | / |
| Beljkovic | 78 | 1 | / |
| Velykovic | 78 | 1 | / |
| Veljkovičová | 76 | 1 | / |
| Velickovic | 74 | 543 | / |
| Velikovich | 74 | 61 | / |
| Veleckovic | 74 | 3 | / |
| Veliekovic | 74 | 1 | / |
| Weljkovich | 74 | 1 | / |
| Velickovich | 70 | 34 | / |
| Velikhovich | 70 | 1 | / |
| Fileković | 67 | 192 | / |
| Filjkovic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velicovic | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Veljković
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