Velaiah Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Velaiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velaiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India131:59,005,029552,550
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Velaiah (52) may also be a first name.

Velaiah Last Name Facts

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

Velaiah (Marathi: वेलैः) occurs most in India. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velaiah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Velaiah is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Velaiah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Velaiah live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 52 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India it is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 46 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 31 percent live and Maharashtra, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 21 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veloaia8631/
Valaiah866/
Velaith861/
Volaiah861/
Velai8355/
Velaa836/
Vallaiah8021/
Velaicht800/
Belaia7713,581/
Veliaj77961/
Velaji77950/
Valaia77273/
Vilaia7765/
Velaiz7754/
Velaja7752/
Velaie7747/
Velaya7720/
Velieh7716/
Velais7710/
Valaih777/
Velayi777/
Welaia774/
Veloia772/
Velahu772/
Velhaa772/
Belaih772/
Veliai771/
Veliau771/
Velaiy771/
Velahy770/
Velayat71309/
Velayas7130/
Velajiy7125/
Veelaid7123/
Veloich7115/
Welaish716/
Valaieh715/
Vallaia713/
Belhaia713/
Velawio712/
Vhelyaa712/
Feliaia712/
Walaiah711/
Belajah711/
Hvelaji711/
Velyais711/
Vieleia711/
Welaiad711/
Folaiah711/
Velehia711/
Belai674,183/
Velea673,513/
Velaj671,967/
Velay671,846/
Valai671,384/
Velie67946/
Belhayah67174/
Vilai67130/
Velei6790/
Veloa6784/
Welai6764/
Velau6761/
Felai6727/
Volai6713/
Vilaa677/
Velij677/
Veloi676/
Velae675/
Welaa674/
Uelai674/
Veleyath673/
Vallayah672/
Velui672/
Velayudh672/
Vitlyiah671/
Belyahia671/
Veelayat671/
Wealajah671/
Velyuich671/
Falahiah671/
Waalaiah671/
Baylaiah671/
Felaa671/

Velaiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velaiah in the Marathi language
वेलैःvelaih-

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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
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  • 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 Velaiah
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