Veltjen Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Veltjen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 152 | 1:75,636 | 11,994 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
Veltjen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veltjen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Veltjen is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Veltjen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,338,236th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Veltjen are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most widely held in Belgium, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 75,636. In Belgium Veltjen is most common in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent live and Walloon Region, where 11 percent live. Not including Belgium this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veltien | 86 | 118 | / |
| Weltjen | 86 | 54 | / |
| Veltyen | 86 | 12 | / |
| Veltsen | 86 | 6 | / |
| Veljend | 86 | 3 | / |
| Veltzen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woeltjen | 80 | 68 | / |
| Veltzien | 80 | 1 | / |
| Velzen | 77 | 611 | / |
| Velsen | 77 | 159 | / |
| Veljin | 77 | 95 | / |
| Woehltjen | 75 | 12 | / |
| Feltgen | 71 | 616 | / |
| Wöltjen | 71 | 306 | / |
| Ueltzen | 71 | 217 | / |
| Weltgen | 71 | 63 | / |
| Viltsen | 71 | 40 | / |
| Voelsen | 71 | 26 | / |
| Vletien | 71 | 7 | / |
| Vyltsen | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wøltjen | 71 | 4 | / |
| Veltsin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Velsent | 71 | 3 | / |
| Viltgen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Beltzen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weltsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veljing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Viltien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vielsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velchen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Filtjen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ueltsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feltien | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weltzen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weltzien | 67 | 630 | / |
| Wöhltjen | 67 | 64 | / |
| Vellesen | 67 | 23 | / |
| Velžienė | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beltienė | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beltgenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vljin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vellecin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vyoltien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Philtjen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vljng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiltjien | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Veltjen
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