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Where Does The Last Name Vel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Vel (Hindi: वेल, Marathi: वेल, Oriya: ଏ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Vėl. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 45,715^th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 642,414 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Vel live; 65 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 89,207^th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 5,632 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 6,650 people, or 1 in 115,348. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 62 percent are found, Karnataka, where 4 percent are found and Pondicherry, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account India it occurs in 98 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent are found.

Vel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Vel last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Vel earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.57% less than the national average, earning R 174,492 per year; in United States they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $46,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.54% less than the national average, earning $39,976 CAD per year.