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

Vel (Hindi: वेल, Marathi: वेल, Oriya: ଏ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Vėl. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 45,715^th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 642,414 people. The surname Vel is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Vel reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Vel is also the 89,207^th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 5,632 people.

Vel is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 6,650 people, or 1 in 115,348. In India Vel is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 62 percent are found, Karnataka, where 4 percent are found and Pondicherry, where 2 percent are found. Other than India this last name is found in 98 countries. It is also found 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 carrying the surname is predominantly 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being 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.