Velzel Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Velzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Velzel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Velzel is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Velzel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,484,726th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Velzel reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 154,928. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 27 percent are found, South Holland, where 22 percent are found and Gelderland, where 20 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands Velzel exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voelzel9211/
Voeltzel86215/
Welzel836,904/
Völzel8340/
Belzel8330/
Felzel8310/
Velcel835/
Velgel831/
Velzelová8016/
Weltzel7724/
Waelzel776/
Huelzel773/
Velchel771/
Beltzel771/
Belzell771/
Völtzel771/
Welzell770/
Welzl73234/
Velcl73100/
Belzl7357/
Felzl7327/
Vilzl731/
Belhziel711/
Velzlová711/
Velsield711/
Beltzell711/
Weelzell710/
Hueltzel710/
Belzil67616/
Welcel6779/
Velgil6760/
Weltzl6739/
Blezel6738/
Welsel6711/
Wälzel679/
Welzelová678/
Woelzl675/
Welgel674/
Felgel673/
Belgel673/
Belcel672/
Wilzel672/
Belsel672/
Velcil671/
Wieltzell670/

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