Velam Surname
Approximately 756 people bear this surname
Velam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 691 | 1:1,110,080 | 45,514 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Velam (323) may also be a first name.
Velam Demographics
Average Velam Salary in
Peru
S/. 15,865
Per year
Average Salary in
Peru
S/. 19,385
Per year
Velam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Velam (Hindi: वेलम, Marathi: वेळम) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Velam.
How Common Is The Last Name Velam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 449,900th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 9,639,611 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Velam live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Velam is also the 488,148th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 323 people.
Velam is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 691 people, or 1 in 1,110,080. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 88 percent live, Telangana, where 8 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Aside from India Velam is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.
Velam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Velam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Velam Last Name Statistics demography
Velam earn notably less less than the average income. In Peru they earn 18.16% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,865 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velam in the Hindi language | ||
| वेलम | velama | 87.5 |
| वेलाम | velama | 8.33 |
| वेलमा | velama | 4.17 |
| Velam in the Marathi language | ||
| वेळम | velama | 40 |
| वेलम | velama | 40 |
| होेलम | hoelama | 20 |
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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 Velam
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