Veselá Surname

37,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Veselá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veselá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia13,2791:80115
Slovakia8221:6,492596
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Vesela (1,166) & Veselà (1) are calculated separately.

Veselá Last Name Facts

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

Veselá occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Vesela or Veselà. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Veselá? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 37,318th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 516,591 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Veselá are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Veselá is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is borne by 13,279 people, or 1 in 801. In Czechia it is most common in: Central Bohemian Region, where 20 percent are found, Prague, where 15 percent are found and South Moravian Region, where 11 percent are found. Beside Czechia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Veselá Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Veselá has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vesela941,166/
Veselà941/
Veszelá927/
Vesselá926/
Veselý8313,204/
Veseli837,509/
Vesely836,079/
Vesele83293/
Veselo8358/
Weselá8335/
Veselj836/
Veselýová803/
Veselyy771,344/
Veselaj771,264/
Vejseli771,231/
Veszeli77499/
Veselyi77406/
Veszely77327/
Veselis77201/
Vessely77173/
Vessele7770/
Veselee7757/
Veseliy7736/
Vesseli7735/
Veselie7733/
Wesselá7729/
Veselya7722/
Veyseli7719/
Veselaa7718/
Veseley7718/
Veselii7716/
Vejselj7715/
Vessela7715/
Veshela7712/
Veselij7711/
Veasely777/
Veiseli777/
Veselay776/
Veszelý774/
Veselui773/
Veselga773/
Veselei773/
Veselys773/
Vesselý772/
Vejsele772/
Veseler771/
Veselia771/
Weszelá771/
Vesselo771/
Veesela771/
Vieseli771/
Vesceli771/
Vesejli771/
Veselah771/
Veszele771/
Vesesly770/
Veseloh770/
Veselajová751/
Veseleiová751/
Vesselee711,628/
Veselaya711,073/
Veselaia71409/
Veselich71100/
Veszelei7170/
Viesseli7126/
Veszeleiová7122/
Vesseler7121/
Veszelyi7121/
Veselouš7116/
Vesseley7116/
Vescelau7113/
Veseluha714/
Vesselea714/
Veselaja713/
Vetselis713/
Veselets713/
Vwiesele711/
Veselaus711/
Veaseley711/
Vesseleh711/
Vesselie711/
Veszeley711/
Veiselis711/
Veselous711/
Veselytė711/
Veseslaj711/
Vesseloi711/
Wesely671,760/
Besele67320/
Wesele67256/
Besela67224/
Vecele67183/
Wesela67169/
Weseli67103/
Beseli6791/
Beselo6786/
Visele6781/
Viseli6758/
Vezele6744/
Vesile6740/
Uesele6735/
Weselý6726/
Weselo6714/
Vegela6713/
Vesilo6713/
Visela6711/
Vegelo678/
Vejela675/
Viselé675/
Vesili674/
Veceli672/
Vezeli672/
Vesceluis671/
Veesselee671/
Ueseli671/
Vesseluha671/
Viselo671/
Veytshele671/
Vescealau671/
Visely670/

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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 Veselá
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