Vellek Surname

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

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Vellek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vellek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Vellek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vellek is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Vellek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vellek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,581,912th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Vellek reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 3,045,873. In The United States it is most numerous in: South Dakota, where 40 percent live, Washington, where 18 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States Vellek is found in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 8 percent live.

Vellek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vellek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vellek last name rose 11,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vellek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vellek surname are 45.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.31% registered to vote for the political party.

Vellek earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.69% more than the national average, earning $52,509 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellek8389/
Vellik8310/
Fellek835/
Vellyk834/
Vlek80756/
Vellekova8013/
Velleková809/
Felleke772,764/
Belleck7724/
Veđelek7718/
Villeck7714/
Vellegh7712/
Welleck774/
Welleke772/
Villeke771/
Vellick771/
Vliek73609/
Vleck73341/
Vleek733/
Vleke731/
Vloek731/
Vleik731/
Veilk730/
Wellecke7114/
Fellecke7110/
Villaeck712/
Villecke711/
Vellkova711/
Wellik67287/
Belleg67181/
Felleg67154/
Vlekke6777/
Villec6750/
Villik6742/
Fillek6732/
Villeg6718/
Vällik6715/
Fellex6714/
Bellyk679/
Willek677/
Vellic673/
Vellykova673/
Wetlek673/
Wellyk672/
Welleg671/
Veselk671/
Villeheck671/
Villex671/
Veilke671/
Vellikova671/
Vailek671/
Vellix671/
Fällek671/
Vlecke670/

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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 Vellek
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