Ved Surname

54,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Ved Surname User-submission:

The Ved surname comes from the Kutch region of Western India. It indicates a relation to the Vedic culture of the Indus Valley civilisation. The Rig, Yajur, Atharva and Sama Ved are the oldest manuscripts in the Vedic culture.

Ved Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7,3241:104,7336,864
Oman5481:6,730951
Ukraine3481:130,81218,447
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
Russia2881:500,42746,121
United Arab Emirates2091:43,8394,438
England821:679,48938,951
Belarus351:271,45931,360
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Australia321:843,61652,533
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
United States Virgin Islands181:6,132931
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Ved (109,974) may also be a first name.

Ved Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ved surname comes from the Kutch region of Western India. It indicates a relation to the Vedic culture of the Indus Valley civilisation. The Rig, Yajur, Atharva and Sama Ved are the oldest manuscripts in the Vedic culture.

- milanved

Ved Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ved (Hindi: वेद, Marathi: वेद, Oriya: େବଦ, Russian: Ведь) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ved? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 54,024th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 772,477 people. The surname Ved occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Ved live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ved is also the 9,348th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 109,974 people.

The last name Ved is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 7,324 people, or 1 in 104,733. In India Ved is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 49 percent reside, Jammu and Kashmir, where 16 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 6 percent reside. Other than India this surname occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in Oman, where 6 percent reside and Ukraine, where 4 percent reside.

Ved Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (76%) in Russia and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Ved last name are 2.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ved earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.29% more than the national average, earning $51,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.52% more than the national average, earning $63,356 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vedå86266/
Vedh86247/
Veid86224/
Vedø86130/
Vead86106/
Vhed8693/
Vedd8674/
Veed8669/
Veyd8659/
Vied8615/
Vehd867/
Veds866/
Vedt862/
Vedp861/
Vged861/
Vetd861/
Hved861/
Ve8012,198/
Veidt75445/
Veadh75245/
Viedt75156/
Veydt75119/
Hvied7519/
Vedts7510/
Vhedh758/
Vedsø754/
Veidz754/
Veidh754/
Vheed753/
Veasd751/
Vejjd751/
Veedh751/
Viedh751/
Veyds751/
Vue6738,665/
Vet6723,435/
Vea676,145/
Veh675,770/
Vie675,163/
Vey675,116/
Bed673,661/
Ver673,608/
Vid672,618/
Vee672,409/
Ves671,894/
Vei671,795/
Vez671,122/
Fed671,007/
Vedova67783/
Wed67715/
Veu67403/
Vhe67226/
Vej67136/
Vyd6746/
Vje6719/
Hve6717/
Vjd6710/
Vep6710/
Vaheid6710/
Veő679/
Ued678/
Vwe675/
Vge675/
Vée672/
Veí672/
Veeydh671/
Veß671/
Veá671/
Veå671/
Veidte670/

Ved Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ved in the Hindi language
वेदveda99.41
वेद्ved0
Ved in the Marathi language
वेदveda99.05
Ved in the Oriya language
େବଦebada80
େଭଦebhada8
େୱଦewada4
େବଦ୍ebad4
େଦୱାedawa4
Ved in the Russian language
Ведьved-

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