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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 most common in India. It can also occur as: Vėl. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 45,715^th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 642,414 people. This last name is mostly found 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 frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 5,632 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 6,650 people, or 1 in 115,348. In India Vel is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 62 percent reside, Karnataka, where 4 percent reside and Pondicherry, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account India it is found in 98 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent reside.

Vel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Vel surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Vel surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political 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.