Velken Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Velken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Norway381:135,32317,347
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Velken Last Name Facts

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

Velken occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Velken is the 1,581,912th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Velken reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 1,219,780. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent are found and Bavaria, where 2 percent are found. Beside Germany Velken occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Velken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Velken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Velken Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Velken earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning 343,967 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vehlken9262/
Veelken9247/
Voelken921/
Velkienė861/
Velkin83391/
Welken83218/
Vilken83122/
Velkyn8349/
Felken8316/
Velkina77448/
Vlekken77166/
Velquen7795/
Vlecken7764/
Velkyna7754/
Uehlken7724/
Woelken7714/
Fehlken778/
Voelkin774/
Veelkin772/
Felkien771/
Velchen771/
Veslkin771/
Foelken770/
Welcken770/
Vilkn7310/
Wlken731/
Vlkin731/
Belkn731/
Vilkienė711,487/
Woehlken714/
Woelcken714/
Veelkina714/
Wilken6719,658/
Vilkin67728/
Felkin67193/
Velcin6792/
Welkin6766/
Wölken6736/
Völkin6734/
Bölken6726/
Bülken6719/
Wälken6710/
Fylken676/
Vylkyn675/
Vylkin673/
Filken672/
Uilken671/
Vlkkin671/
Felkne671/
Wülken671/

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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 Velken
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