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

Velaphi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Velaphi.

How Common Is The Last Name Velaphi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 267,389th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,988,053 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Velaphi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Velaphi is also the 39,366th most widely held first name internationally, held by 18,964 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,410 people, or 1 in 38,424. In South Africa Velaphi is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, Gauteng, where 22 percent are found and Western Cape, where 12 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name is found 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis