Velandia Surname

13,775th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Velandia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velandia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia37,0111:1,291259
Venezuela2,5151:12,0101,055
United States3801:953,83971,121
Spain1941:240,99015,620
Mexico1011:1,228,97214,663
Ecuador981:162,3057,282
Canada471:783,94961,790
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
France231:2,887,944200,772
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Panama71:558,8949,437
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England41:13,929,515290,718
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Comoros11:749,524685

The alternate forms: Velandía (2) are calculated separately.

Velandia (46) may also be a first name.

Velandia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Velandia is found in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Velandía. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velandia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,775th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 179,966 people. Velandia is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Velandia live; 98 percent live in South America and 98 percent live in Caribbean South America. Velandia is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 46 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is carried by 37,011 people, or 1 in 1,291. In Colombia it is most numerous in: Capital District, where 43 percent are found, Cundinamarca Department, where 14 percent are found and Boyacá Department, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Colombia this last name exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Velandia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Velandia surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Velandia earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $26,069,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.94% more than the national average, earning $44,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.5% less than the national average, earning $45,460 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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