Velai Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Velai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Velai (128) may also be a first name.
Velai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Velai (Hindi: वेलई, Marathi: वेलाई) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Velai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Velai is the 2,605,694th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Velai is primarily found in Europe, where 42 percent of Velai are found; 40 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 40 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 821,896th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 128 people.
The surname Velai is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Central, where 86 percent live and National Capital District, where 9 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea Velai occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 29 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velai in the Hindi language | ||
| वेलई | vela'i | 91.67 |
| वेलाई | vela'i | 4.17 |
| वेलइ | vela'i | 4.17 |
| Velai in the Marathi language | ||
| वेलाई | vela'i | 66.67 |
| वेलई | vela'i | 25 |
| वामी | vami | 8.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Velai
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