Velraj Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Velraj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velraj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India341:22,560,747316,052
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Velraj (216) may also be a first name.

Velraj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Velraj (Marathi: वेलराज) has its highest incidence in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velraj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,580,327th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. Velraj is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Velraj live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 614,549th most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 216 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 22,560,747. In India Velraj is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 50 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent are found and Karnataka, where 3 percent are found. Beside India this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velraju923/
Velra915/
Vlraj913/
Vielra838/
Belraj834/
Velroa832/
Velrea831/
Velrai830/
Vlra801/
Velraad776/
Velrath771/
Belraju771/
Velroij771/
Belra7313/
Vilra734/
Velri734/
Vlera732/
Hvlrj731/
Velry731/
Blraj731/
Vellrath7131/
Velraads7118/
Velroy676/
Belray676/
Vlerah673/
Velros672/
Bilraj672/
Belrai672/
Velrey672/
Velrio672/
Belrat671/
Velroz671/
Belrap671/
Villra671/
Vilray671/
Velres671/
Vilrah671/
Veelre671/
Belrajash671/
Belras671/
Velriy671/
Belrga671/

Velraj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velraj in the Marathi language
वेलराजvelaraja96.15
राजाraja3.85

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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 Velraj
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