Velš Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Velš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 40 | 1:265,837 | 35,277 |
| Serbia | 18 | 1:396,942 | 17,613 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
The alternate forms: Vels (1,080) are calculated separately.
Velš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Velš is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Vels. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Velš? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,506,728th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Velš occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Velš reside; 68 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 68 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
Velš is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 265,837. In Czechia Velš is most common in: Olomouc Region, where 35 percent live, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 25 percent live and Pardubice Region, where 15 percent live. Barring Czechia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 31 percent live and Estonia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vels | 92 | 1,080 | / |
| Velše | 89 | 23 | / |
| Velz | 75 | 411 | / |
| Velx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Velšová | 73 | 36 | / |
| Voelz | 67 | 1,440 | / |
| Velsh | 67 | 1,315 | / |
| Voels | 67 | 171 | / |
| Veels | 67 | 38 | / |
| Velch | 67 | 38 | / |
| Vells | 67 | 26 | / |
| Felšő | 67 | 23 | / |
| Velst | 67 | 18 | / |
| Velce | 67 | 18 | / |
| Velse | 67 | 18 | / |
| Viels | 67 | 15 | / |
| Belše | 67 | 15 | / |
| Velss | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vielz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Velze | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vellz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Veelz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velïz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velìz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velsø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veuls | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Velš
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