Velkos Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Velkos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velkos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2091:53,0138,765
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293

Velkos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velkos (Russian: Велкос) is found most in Greece. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Velkos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 963,821st most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Velkos reside; 77 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Velkos is most numerous in Greece, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 53,013. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 73 percent live, Thessaly, where 13 percent live and Attica, where 10 percent live. Other than Greece Velkos is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Velkos Last Name Statistics demography

Velkos earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $43,411 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welkos8338/
Velqos8331/
Vylkos8322/
Velkas8314/
Vilkos836/
Vylkoss7717/
Vylkost7712/
Vylkosh773/
Wielkos772/
Vilkosz771/
Vilkots771/
Vlkoš7310/
Wielkosz7111/
Belkoush711/
Vylkoyts711/
Belkhoss711/
Velquose711/
Vilkas671,651/
Wilkos671,223/
Filkos6716/
Belcos6712/
Vilkoš675/
Felkas675/
Belkhouss671/

Velkos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velkos in the Russian language
Велкосvelkos-

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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
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  • 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 Velkos
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