Veľká Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Veľká Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veľká Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1721:31,0265,497
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714

The alternate forms: Veĺká (7) & Veľka (4) are calculated separately.

Veľká Last Name Facts

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

Veľká occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Veĺká or Veľka. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Veľká? popularity and diffusion

The last name Veľká is the 1,295,379th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname Veľká occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Veľká reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Veľká is most commonly held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 31,026. In Slovakia Veľká is primarily concentrated in: Žilina Region, where 22 percent live, Trnava Region, where 19 percent live and Prešov Region, where 18 percent live. Outside of Slovakia Veľká exists in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veĺká937/
Veľka934/
Veľký80211/
Veľky804/
Veľké801/
Veka674,654/
Veko671,397/
Veke67470/
Veki67123/
Veky6710/
Víká673/
Vekj672/

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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 Veľká
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