Veltman Surname

76,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Veltman Surname User-submission:

Veltman or Veldman is a surname for 'someone who lived or worked in a field which has been cleared of any trees'.

Veltman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,8981:4,332426
United States1,2081:300,04927,679
South Africa2451:221,13323,158
Canada1891:194,95019,131
Australia1731:156,04516,383
Russia1031:1,399,25397,801
Germany1011:797,08458,657
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
France631:1,054,329115,549
England521:1,071,50151,923
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Israel241:356,56829,419
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Norway81:642,78647,258
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Veltman (18) may also be a first name.

Veltman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Veltman or Veldman is a surname for 'someone who lived or worked in a field which has been cleared of any trees'.

- joelveltman

Veltman Last Name Facts

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

Veltman (Russian: Вельтман) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Veltman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 76,760th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,142,070 people. Veltman is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Veltman reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Veltman is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 18 people.

The surname Veltman is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 3,898 people, or 1 in 4,332. In The Netherlands Veltman is most numerous in: North Holland, where 18 percent reside, Friesland, where 16 percent reside and South Holland, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands it exists in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Veltman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Veltman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Veltman last name rose 1,510 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Veltman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Veltman surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Veltman surname are 27.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.84% being registered with the party.

The amount Veltman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.96% less than the national average, earning 190,473 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.74% more than the national average, earning R 286,932 per year; in United States they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning $47,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.48% less than the national average, earning $48,947 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veltmann93797/
Veldtman93487/
Veltmane932/
Velthman930/
Veldtmann8862/
Veeltmann8821/
Feltman863,272/
Beltman862,234/
Weltman861,278/
Viltman8625/
Ueltman861/
Veltmon860/
Feltmann80728/
Felthman80537/
Weltmann80215/
Feldtman80166/
Bueltman8035/
Beltmann8029/
Belthman803/
Feltmant803/
Viltmann802/
Feltmane801/
Welthman801/
Weltmamn801/
Pheltman801/
Feeltman800/
Wltman771/
Feldtmann75683/
Bueltmann75253/
Weelltman751/
Fältman71153/
Wiltman7191/
Fletman7113/
Filtman718/
Feltmon715/
Biltman714/
Wlttman711/
Beltmanová711/
Whltman710/
Bültmann67977/
Wiltmann6776/
Filtmann6737/
Fäldtman6712/
Builtman675/
Böltmann674/
Bylthman671/
Biltmann671/
Flettman671/
Willtman670/

Veltman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Veltman in the Russian language
Вельтманveltman-

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Veltman Reference & Research

Veldsman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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