Velpe Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Velpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia131:157,69620,118
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Velpe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velpe occurs more in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velpe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Velpe is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Velpe are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Latvia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 157,696. In Latvia Velpe is most prevalent in: Vidzeme, where 77 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 15 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Latvia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent live and Belgium, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vellpe911/
Velpey910/
Velp8934/
Vlpe891/
Velpper832/
Welpe80155/
Voelp8081/
Velpa8026/
Velpi8016/
Velps8013/
Felpe807/
Vilpe805/
Belpe805/
Vlp754/
Felper7389/
Belper7310/
Phelpe732/
Felpez731/
Belpea731/
Velphi731/
Belpet731/
Felpes730/
Welp673,766/
Völp67222/
Velb67125/
Belpeer6725/
Belp6721/
Phelper6710/
Wuelper676/
Belphie676/
Belpech673/
Phelpes672/
Vlps671/
Boelppe671/
Velpuha671/
Wlpe671/
Bellpea671/
Fellppe671/
Vilp671/
Vlpa671/
Vlph671/
Fellphe671/
Flpe671/
Vylp671/
Vlep671/
Vlpj671/
Pfelper670/
Huelper670/
Felpeet670/
Wellper670/
Phelphe670/

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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 Velpe
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