Velve Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Estonia

Velve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece631:175,87028,388
Norway461:111,78914,873
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Latvia191:107,89715,192
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Velvé (1) are calculated separately.

Velve (62) may also be a first name.

Velve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Velve (Russian: Вельве) occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Velvé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velve? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,144,405th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Velve live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 30 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Velve is also the 1,246,114th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 62 people.

Velve is most prevalent in Greece, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 175,870. In Greece it is mostly found in: Attica, where 57 percent are found, North Aegean, where 41 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 2 percent are found. Not including Greece it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.

Velve Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Velve earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 18.71% less than the national average, earning 281,317 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.26% less than the national average, earning $43,591 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velvé931/
Velvet91154/
Velves91108/
Velver9165/
Velvez9160/
Velvey910/
Velvie910/
Velvett8351/
Velvets832/
Velleve831/
Velvech831/
Valve802,256/
Velva80126/
Welve8034/
Vilve8013/
Belve8013/
Volve8011/
Velvi806/
Velvy804/
Felve801/
Belver731,119/
Vallve731,109/
Felver73548/
Vuelva73238/
Velvis73116/
Felvey73111/
Vilver73102/
Belves7396/
Belvez7344/
Belvet7329/
Vilvet7318/
Belvey7317/
Belvie7315/
Valvee7315/
Vilvey736/
Valvej734/
Volvey734/
Belveu733/
Vilves733/
Valvey732/
Velviz731/
Belved731/
Vilvez731/
Bhelve731/
Vilvhe731/
Veilva731/
Vaalve731/
Beilve731/
Velvai731/
Felves730/
Huelves67492/
Velvich67200/
Belvett6783/
Vallvey6725/
Belvees6719/
Veileby6714/
Vihlver678/
Vejleby676/
Vilvhez673/
Belvess672/
Vallvei671/
Belveys671/
Veallva671/
Vitelbe671/
Vahalve671/
Vilvest671/
Huelvez671/
Huelver671/

Velve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velve in the Russian language
Вельвеvelve-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Velve
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