Velych Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Velych Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 99 | 1:459,825 | 53,915 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
Velych Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velych Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Velych (Russian: Велыч) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Velych? popularity and diffusion
Velych is the 1,795,579th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Velych live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
Velych is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 459,825. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Volyn Oblast, where 33 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 30 percent reside and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 21 percent reside. Beside Ukraine this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 4 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velyuich | 86 | 1 | / |
| Velich | 83 | 640 | / |
| Vylych | 83 | 86 | / |
| Velech | 83 | 56 | / |
| Welych | 83 | 15 | / |
| Velykh | 83 | 11 | / |
| Vilych | 83 | 5 | / |
| Veliche | 77 | 479 | / |
| Veleche | 77 | 52 | / |
| Velgich | 77 | 20 | / |
| Veloich | 77 | 15 | / |
| Velitch | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vyslych | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vetlich | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vielich | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belhych | 77 | 1 | / |
| Velic | 73 | 1,360 | / |
| Velec | 73 | 51 | / |
| Vuhelich | 71 | 3 | / |
| Velichch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velaicht | 71 | 0 | / |
| Belich | 67 | 2,007 | / |
| Bylych | 67 | 1,597 | / |
| Velici | 67 | 500 | / |
| Velichová | 67 | 200 | / |
| Velics | 67 | 62 | / |
| Velecz | 67 | 43 | / |
| Velechová | 67 | 41 | / |
| Vilich | 67 | 39 | / |
| Welich | 67 | 24 | / |
| Velichova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Velyts | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vylykh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Velekh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Belech | 67 | 4 | / |
| Velizh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Velikh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Welech | 67 | 3 | / |
| Velicz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vejlic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilech | 67 | 1 | / |
Velych Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velych in the Russian language | ||
| Велыч | velyc | - |
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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 Velych
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