Velaphi Surname

267,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Velaphi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velaphi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4101:38,4244,935
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England21:27,859,030389,889
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Velaphi (18,964) may also be a first name.

Velaphi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velaphi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velaphi? popularity and diffusion

Velaphi is the 267,389th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,988,053 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Velaphi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 39,366th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 18,964 people.

The surname Velaphi is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,410 people, or 1 in 38,424. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, Gauteng, where 22 percent are found and Western Cape, where 12 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and Lesotho, where 1 percent are found.

Velaphi Last Name Statistics demography

Velaphi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.57% less than the national average, earning R 103,212 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velapi921,248/
Velaphe86468/
Vhelapi8626/
Welaphi8615/
Belaphi866/
Felaphi866/
Velapai862/
Valaphi862/
Velephi861/
Valapi7741/
Welapi7722/
Velapa778/
Vilapi778/
Velopi778/
Volapi775/
Velape773/
Felapi772/
Velepi771/
Belapi771/
Vilayphit751/
Felappi71463/
Vallapi7180/
Velappa7132/
Felaphe7115/
Welapie7113/
Vilapoi715/
Welaapi711/
Valappi711/
Belapio711/
Velepie711/
Welapio711/
Valapei711/
Vhelepi711/
Belapui711/
Belapit711/
Philaphi6733/
Wailaphi6711/
Belahfid674/
Wilaphai674/
Vilaipis672/
Veliappa671/
Vielappa671/
Oueslapi671/
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 Velaphi
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