Valela Surname
Approximately 1,144 people bear this surname
Valela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 743 | 1:72,918 | 9,080 |
| Canada | 117 | 1:314,920 | 28,951 |
| United States | 99 | 1:3,661,201 | 203,401 |
| Philippines | 46 | 1:2,200,831 | 124,033 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Valela (93) may also be a first name.
Valela Demographics
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Valela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Valela (Hindi: वल्ेला, Marathi: वालेला) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Valela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 325,257th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,370,232 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Valela reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 93 people.
The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 743 people, or 1 in 72,918. In South Africa Valela is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent live, North West, where 18 percent live and Western Cape, where 14 percent live. Outside of South Africa it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Valela Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Valela last name are 28.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.25% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Valela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.47% less than the national average, earning R 124,824 per year; in United States they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $43,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.92% more than the national average, earning $67,530 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valela in the Hindi language | ||
| वल्ेला | valela | - |
| Valela in the Marathi language | ||
| वालेला | valela | 57.14 |
| वलेला | valela | 28.57 |
| वाळेला | valela | 14.29 |
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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 Valela
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