Velves Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Velves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece531:209,05332,911
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
United States241:15,102,456529,929
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Velves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velves is found in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Velves click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velves? popularity and diffusion

Velves is the 1,765,740th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Velves live; 49 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 49 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Greece, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 209,053. In Greece Velves is mostly found in: North Aegean, where 98 percent are found and Attica, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Greece Velves occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Velves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Velves are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

Velves earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velvets922/
Velve91210/
Velvet83154/
Velvis83116/
Belves8396/
Valves8395/
Velver8365/
Velvez8360/
Volves836/
Vilves833/
Vleves831/
Velvie830/
Felves830/
Velvey830/
Huelves77492/
Velvett7751/
Belvees7719/
Valveus774/
Belvess772/
Belveus771/
Fielves771/
Vilvest771/
Velvech771/
Velleve771/
Belvese771/
Belveys771/
Velva73126/
Welve7334/
Belve7313/
Vilve7313/
Velvi736/
Velvy734/
Velvé731/
Valviess711/
Villeves711/
Belvis672,554/
Valvis671,018/
Vuelva67238/
Valvez67122/
Vilver67102/
Welvis6752/
Belvez6744/
Vilvet6718/
Wolves6718/
Belvey6717/
Falves6710/
Vilvey676/
Volwes674/
Wilves673/
Belvís673/
Velvic672/
Beilve671/
Vilvez671/
Vilvis671/
Filves671/
Belvès671/
Veilva671/
Vilvhe671/
Values671/
Velvai671/
Velviz671/
Volues671/
Fleves671/
Felvis671/
Bilves671/

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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
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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 Velves
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