Velyev Surname
Approximately 381 people bear this surname
Velyev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 343 | 1:132,719 | 18,707 |
| Azerbaijan | 20 | 1:482,456 | 9,378 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Velyev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velyev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Velyev (Russian: Велйев) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Velyev? popularity and diffusion
The surname Velyev is the 752,779th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. The surname Velyev occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Velyev reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The last name Velyev is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 343 people, or 1 in 132,719. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 20 percent are found, Donetsk Oblast, where 17 percent are found and Kiev, where 10 percent are found. Other than Ukraine Velyev occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 5 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velyev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velyev in the Russian language | ||
| Велйев | veljev | - |
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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 Velyev
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