Velskoen Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Velskoen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velskoen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa691:785,18453,751
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Namibia361:66,9287,260
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Velskoen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Velskoen is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velskoen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,369,340th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname Velskoen is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Velskoen reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Velskoen is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 785,184. In South Africa Velskoen is primarily concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 38 percent are found, Gauteng, where 32 percent are found and Free State, where 22 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Velskoen occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 34 percent are found and Namibia, where 22 percent are found.

Velskoen Last Name Statistics demography

Velskoen earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.91% less than the national average, earning R 104,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huelsken757/
Welleskon711/
Blesken6777/
Flesken6715/
Belskin672/
Felskin671/
Wilsken670/
Welschen63807/
Uelschen6369/
Felschen6354/
Velchkin631/
Huelskemt591/
Bleskin53150/
Bleskun5342/
Bleskyn5326/
Blshkin531/
Wilscon530/
Wilskin530/
Fleschen5098/
Wilschen501/
Filschen500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Velskoen
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