Velstra Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Velstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1381:122,37119,176
Australia491:550,93340,757
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Velstra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Velstra occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velstra? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,222,957th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Velstra are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Velstra is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 122,371. In The Netherlands Velstra is most numerous in: Friesland, where 67 percent live, North Holland, where 9 percent live and Utrecht, where 8 percent live. Beside The Netherlands Velstra is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velstrap930/
Belstra86171/
Vylstra861/
Wielstra80215/
Fielstra80143/
Boelstra8046/
Belstraz808/
Felstrad801/
Belstray800/
Vlstry771/
Fylstra71167/
Bilstra71128/
Wilstra7183/
Bylstra7127/
Vylctra712/
Blestra711/
Bijlstra67344/
Fijlstra67143/
Belstros673/
Wilstrap671/
Filstrap671/
Welstrop670/
Filstrad670/
Billstra670/
Bellestri63201/
Fylstro571/
Wilstrop5348/
Wilstrip530/
Wilstred530/
Willstrop50116/
Wilstrout500/
Willstree500/

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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 Velstra
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