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 carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velkos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 963,821st most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Velkos live; 77 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Greece, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 53,013. In Greece it is mostly found in: Central Macedonia, where 73 percent are found, Thessaly, where 13 percent are found and Attica, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Velkos
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