Vellev Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Vellev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vellev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Vellev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vellev (Russian: Веллев) is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vellev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vellev is the 3,798,600th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Vellev is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vellev live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Denmark, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 235,196. In Denmark Vellev is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 75 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 17 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 8 percent live. Apart from Denmark Vellev occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 7 percent live and Bulgaria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velliev924/
Velleva922/
Vellaev921/
Vellyaev866/
Wellev8310/
Vellov836/
Vetlev835/
Bellev834/
Villev831/
Vellew830/
Vlev8018/
Velv803/
Velleff7720/
Villeva7711/
Vellova775/
Belleva774/
Belliev773/
Villaev771/
Belleav771/
Viellew770/
Vliev7311/
Vleva737/
Vylev734/
Vloev731/
Wllev731/
Velvz731/
Ouellevt714/
Vellippe710/
Bellew675,089/
Vailev6732/
Vellip6730/
Bellef6719/
Fellov6719/
Vesløv6719/
Villav6716/
Wellov6710/
Fellew6710/
Vitlev678/
Weilev675/
Belleb672/
Fillev672/
Vlyaev672/
Belliv671/
Fellef671/
Wellew671/

Vellev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vellev in the Russian language
Веллевvellev-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vellev
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