Välis Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Välis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Välis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Valis (1,681) & Vališ (592) are calculated separately.

Välis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Välis is held by more people in Estonia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Valis or Vališ. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Välis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Välis live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname Välis is most frequently used in Estonia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 48,956. Apart from Estonia Välis is found in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valis931,681/
Väli89779/
Vališ87592/
Velis809,520/
Vilis80515/
Volis80489/
Vélis806/
Vylis801/
Valois7313,632/
Vallis732,595/
Valais73715/
Valies73469/
Valuis73349/
Velios73135/
Vahlis73133/
Velies7387/
Valish7381/
Vilgis7379/
Voilis7357/
Veleis7346/
Vitlis7345/
Vilois7341/
Velois7340/
Valeis7337/
Velgis7334/
Violis7331/
Veilis7331/
Vilist7321/
Vollis7320/
Velise7316/
Vajlis7314/
Veliss7311/
Velais7310/
Velish739/
Viluis739/
Volois737/
Vaylis736/
Volish735/
Vilais735/
Vilies735/
Vilish734/
Vielis734/
Vhalis733/
Viliss733/
Valhis733/
Voylis732/
Volies732/
Veelis732/
Valijs732/
Velisz732/
Vilios731/
Vhelis731/
Valóis731/
Vailis731/
Velisc731/
Vali67172,370/
Veli678,119/
Vili676,184/
Vallois672,487/
Vallais67239/
Vollais67187/
Vallies67111/
Vehlies67108/
Valluis6784/
Velaise6731/
Vallish6723/
Vahlois6721/
Wäli6721/
Valleis6710/
Vilhais6710/
Velhuis6710/
Väle676/
Wälisch674/
Vayliss674/
Vaislis673/
Vahluis673/
Valoiss673/
Voylies672/
Valaish672/
Vilhies672/
Valhuis672/
Vollies671/
Volhuis671/
Vyli671/
Voillis671/
Velyais671/
Vesleis671/
Vielies671/
Velisch671/
Hvalijs671/
Violais671/
Viliais671/
Vėgelis671/
Valyais671/
Valisch670/
Valliss670/

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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
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  • 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 Välis
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