Vellem Surname

96,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vellem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vellem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,6311:11,6991,459
Zimbabwe2711:56,9688,635
India121:63,922,115578,870
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
England91:6,190,895170,599
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Vellem (24) may also be a first name.

Vellem Last Name Facts

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

Vellem (Russian: Веллем) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vellem? popularity and diffusion

Vellem is the 96,157th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,473,124 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Vellem are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name in the world, held by 24 people.

The surname Vellem is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 4,631 people, or 1 in 11,699. In South Africa Vellem is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent live, Western Cape, where 14 percent live and Gauteng, where 6 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Vellem Last Name Statistics demography

Vellem earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.38% less than the national average, earning R 144,048 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velliem920/
Vllem914/
Wellem832,068/
Bellem831,779/
Villem83212/
Vellen83150/
Fellem8348/
Vellim834/
Vllaem831/
Veilem831/
Vellne831/
Vlem801/
Velloen77280/
Vellend77138/
Belleme7773/
Villeme7766/
Vellien7761/
Welliem7715/
Bellhem7712/
Welleme777/
Villaem776/
Bellgem775/
Vellaim772/
Wuellem771/
Wiellem771/
Vellimm771/
Vellime771/
Belliem771/
Vellent771/
Welleam771/
Welllem771/
Voellen770/
Phellem770/
Weillem770/
Welhlem770/
Vliem73346/
Vílem7315/
Velne7311/
Vlemc736/
Velln735/
Vleim731/
Bllem731/
Belleyme7114/
Vuilleme7111/
Veullien719/
Bellesme713/
Bellheim713/
Ouelleme712/
Wellheim711/
Belleame710/
Bellen6710,530/
Willem677,431/
Villen672,939/
Wellen672,865/
Vellin67448/
Bellim67136/
Villim6750/
Wellim6742/
Fillem6736/
Villemová6722/
Billem6714/
Vellyn673/
Vellenova673/
Fellim673/
Wellne673/
Vitlem673/
Blleam671/
Villím671/
Belleñ671/
Whellm670/

Vellem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vellem in the Russian language
Веллемvellem-

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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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  • 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 Vellem
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