Velkova Surname
Approximately 8,171 people bear this surname
Velkova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 4,691 | 1:1,488 | 225 |
| North Macedonia | 2,754 | 1:763 | 108 |
| Ukraine | 238 | 1:191,272 | 26,004 |
| Russia | 192 | 1:750,641 | 62,731 |
| Greece | 44 | 1:251,813 | 38,343 |
| Belarus | 40 | 1:237,526 | 28,656 |
| Slovenia | 35 | 1:71,076 | 9,906 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
The alternate forms: Velková (459) are calculated separately.
Velkova (95) may also be a first name.
Velkova Demographics
Average Velkova Salary in
United States
$37,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Velkova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velkova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Velkova (Russian: Велкова) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Velková. For other possible spellings of Velkova click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Velkova? popularity and diffusion
The surname Velkova is the 61,537th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 891,879 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Velkova reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Velkova is also the 974,243rd most widespread first name globally, borne by 95 people.
The surname Velkova is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 4,691 people, or 1 in 1,488. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Sofia City Province, where 27 percent reside, Vidin Province, where 9 percent reside and Plovdiv Province, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Bulgaria it exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 34 percent reside and Ukraine, where 3 percent reside.
Velkova Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Velkova surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Velkova earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.7% less than the national average, earning $42,382 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velkova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velkova in the Russian language | ||
| Велкова | velkova | - |
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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 Velkova
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