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 borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Velam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 449,900th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,639,611 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Velam are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 488,148th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 323 people.
The last name Velam is most common in India, where it is borne by 691 people, or 1 in 1,110,080. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 88 percent are found, Telangana, where 8 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found. Aside from India this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.
Velam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Velam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Velam last name rose 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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