Velaphe Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Velaphe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velaphe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3621:5,6151,161
South Africa1061:511,11041,270

Velaphe (648) may also be a first name.

Velaphe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velaphe is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velaphe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 646,966th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. Velaphe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Velaphe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Velaphe is also the 326,442nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 648 people.

The surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 362 people, or 1 in 5,615. In Lesotho Velaphe is mostly concentrated in: Leribe District, where 41 percent are found, Mokhotlong District, where 35 percent are found and Maseru District, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent are found.

Velaphe Last Name Statistics demography

Velaphe earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.18% less than the national average, earning R 208,704 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velape923/
Velaph921/
Velaphi861,461/
Felaphe8615/
Velap8320/
Velapi771,248/
Valape7748/
Belape7734/
Velipe7721/
Velapa778/
Belaph777/
Welape774/
Velepe772/
Velapt771/
Vilape771/
Velope771/
Vilayphet752/
Vilaiphet752/
Weslapher750/
Velappa7132/
Vhelapi7126/
Veloppe7126/
Valaupe7117/
Vallape7115/
Welaphi7115/
Welapie7113/
Felaphi716/
Belaphi716/
Valapea715/
Bhelape715/
Velapai712/
Valaphi712/
Valaape711/
Vilaepe711/
Vilaipheth711/
Velepie711/
Velephi711/
Vealipe711/
Valapei711/
Beilaph711/
Belap6735/
Velav6722/
Vilap6712/
Velab679/
Velaf676/
Vailapee671/
Veliappa671/
Belahfer671/
Velop671/
Welayipe671/
Welap671/
Vielappa671/
Veelappa671/

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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 Velaphe
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