Vellay Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Vellay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 187 | 1:355,202 | 53,191 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Vellay (11) may also be a first name.
Vellay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vellay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vellay is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vellay? popularity and diffusion
Vellay is the 1,101,507th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname Vellay is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Vellay reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 11 people.
This surname is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 355,202. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 68 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 7 percent live. Barring France this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 4 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
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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 Vellay
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