Vessely Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Vessely Surname Definition:

(English, Russian, Ukranian, Polish) Descendant of Vasily, a pet form of Basil (kingly); one who came from Vesly or Vezelay, in France; a joyous or happy fellow.

Vessely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
France231:2,887,944200,772
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Vesselý (2) are calculated separately.

Vessely Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Russian, Ukranian, Polish) Descendant of Vasily, a pet form of Basil (kingly); one who came from Vesly or Vezelay, in France; a joyous or happy fellow.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Vessely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vessely occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Vesselý. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vessely? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vessely is the 1,305,105th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Vessely are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Vessely is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 2,626,514. In The United States it is most numerous in: Indiana, where 33 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent reside and Liberia, where 3 percent reside.

Vessely Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vessely last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.09% being registered with the party.

Vessely earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.69% more than the national average, earning $54,234 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vesselý952/
Vesseley9316/
Vesely926,079/
Wessely863,341/
Veselyy861,344/
Veselyi86406/
Veszely86327/
Vessele8670/
Veseliy8636/
Vesseli8635/
Veseley8618/
Vessela8615/
Veasely867/
Vesselá866/
Veselay866/
Veselys863/
Vesesly860/
Vesselee801,628/
Veselaya801,073/
Viesseli8026/
Vesseler8021/
Veszelyi8021/
Wesseley807/
Vesselea804/
Veaseley801/
Vesseleh801/
Vesselie801/
Veszeley801/
Veselytė801/
Vesseloi801/
Besseley800/
Veselá7714,107/
Veselý7713,204/
Veseli777,509/
Wesely771,760/
Vesela771,166/
Vesele77293/
Veselj776/
Visely770/
Veesselee751/
Vaisselay751/
Vesseluha751/
Veselaj711,264/
Vejseli711,231/
Veszeli71499/
Vesyoly71203/
Veselis71201/
Weszely71172/
Beasely7199/
Wessela7175/
Weseley7174/
Bessele7173/
Besseli7170/
Veselee7157/
Wesseli7135/
Veselie7133/
Wesselá7129/
Vehzely7122/
Veyseli7119/
Veselaa7118/
Veselii7116/
Wehsely7116/
Vejselj7115/
Visseli7114/
Wesselý7113/
Veshela7112/
Veselij7111/
Beesely7110/
Wessily7110/
Veszelá717/
Veiseli717/
Wessele714/
Veszelý714/
Veselui713/
Veselei713/
Beshely712/
Wiesely712/
Wessäly712/
Vejsele712/
Veseler711/
Veselia711/
Vessili711/
Viseley711/
Viseliy711/
Viselya711/
Veesela711/
Vessile711/
Weselay711/
Vieseli711/
Vezelay711/
Vesceli711/
Vesejli711/
Veszele711/
Wyssely711/
Viecely711/
Beseley710/
Beseily710/
Vessichelli67440/
Veselaia67409/
Veselich67100/
Veszelei6770/
Beaseley6764/
Uesseler6755/
Boissely6744/
Vessilee6731/
Beissele675/
Veseluha674/
Veselaja673/
Vetselis673/
Veselets673/
Beeseley671/
Beisseli671/
Vwiesele671/
Wessehla671/
Wesseles671/
Vessilia671/
Visselee671/
Bessehli671/
Ouesseli671/
Vissiley671/
Veiselis671/
Veseslaj671/
Wessiley671/

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