Velske Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Velske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Velske Last Name Facts

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

Velske (Russian: Вельске) occurs most in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velske? popularity and diffusion

Velske is the 3,373,373rd most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Velske live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Velske is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 2,596,950. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 61 percent are found, Bavaria, where 19 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voelske9249/
Vaelske9221/
Velsker9220/
Velsket9211/
Felske832,796/
Velsky83102/
Velzke83101/
Belske8391/
Völske8362/
Welske8343/
Velsck8322/
Velski8319/
Vilske8317/
Välske8314/
Velska834/
Velská833/
Velský831/
Voelzke77414/
Foelske77201/
Velskyi7793/
Belskie7762/
Belskey7738/
Felskie7719/
Faelske7717/
Felsker7713/
Vylsker779/
Welsker777/
Bielske775/
Velskiy773/
Welskes772/
Vuelzke772/
Vleskey772/
Velsque771/
Velskii771/
Voelski771/
Felskey771/
Belsker770/
Voelsky770/
Felscke770/
Welskey770/
Welsk7316/
Belsk732/
Vlsqe731/
Vilsk731/
Velsc731/
Velsquez712,154/
Velskaya71106/
Welschke7144/
Bielskie7126/
Velskova712/
Velsques711/
Bellskie710/
Belsky679,753/
Felski672,404/
Belski671,193/
Völzke67829/
Wilske67541/
Felsky67251/
Belska67229/
Vilsky67213/
Bleske67208/
Bilske67173/
Uelsky67161/
Felzke67140/
Fleske67126/
Vilska67122/
Welski6758/
Felska6753/
Vilski6730/
Velzka6722/
Bölske6710/
Fölske679/
Welsky676/
Velszquez676/
Welska673/
Uelska671/
Welleskey671/
Vleski671/
Vylzke671/
Belská671/
Vleska670/
Filske670/

Velske Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velske in the Russian language
Вельскеvelske-

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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 Velske
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