Velama Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Velama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 326 | 1:2,352,961 | 76,587 |
| Finland | 18 | 1:305,372 | 22,464 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Velama (188) may also be a first name.
Velama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Velama (Hindi: वेलमा, Marathi: वेलमा) is found most in India. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Velama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 793,288th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Velama reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 663,277th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 188 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 326 people, or 1 in 2,352,961. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 77 percent are found, Telangana, where 18 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 2 percent are found. Outside of India Velama is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velama in the Hindi language | ||
| वेलमा | velama | - |
| Velama in the Marathi language | ||
| वेलमा | velama | 77.78 |
| वेलामा | velama | 22.22 |
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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 Velama
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