Vèliz Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Vèliz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vèliz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Veliz (152,787), Véliz (620), Vêliz (1) & Velíz (8) are calculated separately.

Vèliz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vèliz has its highest incidence in Ecuador. It can appear as: Veliz, Véliz, Vêliz or Velíz. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vèliz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Vèliz reside; 55 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Andean South America.

It is most frequent in Ecuador, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,650,974. Besides Ecuador it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 25 percent reside and Chile, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veliz93152,787/
Véliz93620/
Vêliz931/
Velíz878/
Valiz8022/
Vèlez8018/
Viliz809/
Fèliz801/
Veliez7379/
Velaiz7354/
Valoiz7351/
Valliz7349/
Veleiz737/
Viliez735/
Valiez735/
Velizh734/
Vilhiz734/
Velizz733/
Veloiz733/
Velisz732/
Vilitz731/
Velicz731/
Volitz731/
Vileiz731/
Veluiz731/
Valuiz731/
Vailiz731/
Veli678,119/
Vili676,184/
Väli67779/
Vielitz67129/
Valliez6746/
Vèle671/
Vèla671/
Vyli671/

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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 Vèliz
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