Veselyj Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Veselyj Surname User-submission:

This surname means: happy (adjective m.; direct translation).

Veselyj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Bahamas11:391,7512,737

Veselyj (15) may also be a first name.

Veselyj Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means: happy (adjective m.; direct translation).

- czmeelan

Veselyj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Veselyj is found most frequently in Russia. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Veselyj.

How Common Is The Last Name Veselyj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Veselyj is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. Veselyj is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Veselyj live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Veselyj is also the 2,900,335th most frequent forename on earth It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 3,792,712. In Russia Veselyj is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 26 percent live, Bashkortostan Republic, where 13 percent live and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 11 percent live. Not including Russia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 9 percent live and Czechia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veselji86237/
Veselye8612/
Weselyj866/
Vejselji8024/
Veseljić803/
Veselija801/
Veselie7133/
Vesyolye678/
Wetselye676/
Vesselie671/
Vesselier638/
Veysselier5932/
Veisselier591/
Vicelja5745/
Vesilie571/
Vezelie571/
Weselie570/
Viceljić531/
Visiliyo531/
Vessylier5017/
Vessilier502/

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Footnotes

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