Velš Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Velš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia401:265,83735,277
Serbia181:396,94217,613
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

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 last name Velš is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Vels. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Velš? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,506,728th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Velš live; 68 percent live in Eastern Europe and 68 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 265,837. In Czechia it is most common in: Olomouc Region, where 35 percent live, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 25 percent live and Pardubice Region, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Czechia Velš is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 31 percent live and Estonia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vels921,080/
Velše8923/
Velz75411/
Velx752/
Velšová7336/
Voelz671,440/
Velsh671,315/
Voels67171/
Veels6738/
Velch6738/
Vells6726/
Felšő6723/
Velst6718/
Velce6718/
Velse6718/
Viels6715/
Belše6715/
Velss6711/
Vielz6710/
Velze678/
Vellz677/
Veelz671/
Velïz671/
Velìz671/
Velsø671/
Velsz671/
Veuls670/

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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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