Velíz Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Velíz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velíz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Veliz (152,787), Véliz (620), Vèliz (20) & Vêliz (1) are calculated separately.

Velíz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Velíz occurs in Chile more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Veliz, Véliz, Vèliz or Vêliz. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Velíz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Velíz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Velíz live; 50 percent live in South America and 38 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

The last name is most widespread in Chile, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 8,808,237. Apart from Chile this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Costa Rica, where 13 percent live and Ecuador, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veliz93152,787/
Véliz87620/
Vèliz8720/
Vêliz871/
Velez80355,425/
Velêz8029/
Veléz8019/
Velyz807/
Velèz804/
Felíz804/
Veliez7379/
Velesz7367/
Velaiz7354/
Velecz7343/
Veleiz737/
Velizh734/
Veleez734/
Vielez733/
Velizz733/
Veloiz733/
Velisz732/
Velicz731/
Veulez731/
Veluiz731/
Veelez731/
Vela67170,270/
Vele679,062/
Veli678,119/
Vely67852/
Vielitz67129/
Veillez6741/
Velé6722/
Belí671/
Veilerz671/
Velj671/

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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 Velíz
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