Velm Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Australia

Velm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
India101:76,706,538639,611
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Velm (35) may also be a first name.

Velm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Velm (Hindi: वेल्म, Russian: Вельм) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Velm is the 1,637,889th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Velm occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Velm reside; 28 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 26 percent reside in Slavic North Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 35 people.

The surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 2,183,683. In Russia it is most numerous in: Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, where 38 percent reside, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 23 percent reside and Sakhalin Oblast, where 17 percent reside. Not including Russia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velme89104/
Voelm8931/
Vellm891/
Vielm891/
Vlm867/
Voellm80105/
Belm75740/
Vilm75376/
Welm7594/
Felm752/
Vlmh751/
Vllm751/
Vlem751/
Vflm751/
Uelm751/
Vwlm751/
Velmova7377/
Vilme676,339/
Bellm67859/
Belme67268/
Völlm67255/
Woelm67227/
Wellm67199/
Felme6745/
Boelm6722/
Välme678/
Weelm677/
Welme677/
Villm676/
Beelm674/
Belhm673/
Huelm671/
Phelm671/
Wielm671/
Vyolm671/
Behlm670/
Weslm670/

Velm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velm in the Hindi language
वेल्मvelma-
Velm in the Russian language
Вельмvelm-

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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 Velm
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