Velapi Surname

303,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,248 people bear this surname

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

Velapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1361:47,6926,077
Zimbabwe1091:141,63518,305
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Velapi (1,025) may also be a first name.

Velapi Last Name Facts

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

Velapi (Marathi: वेलपी) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Velapi.

How Common Is The Last Name Velapi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 303,787th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,839,380 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Velapi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 250,708th most widespread first name internationally, held by 1,025 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,136 people, or 1 in 47,692. In South Africa Velapi is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 71 percent are found, Gauteng, where 12 percent are found and Western Cape, where 11 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Velapi Last Name Statistics demography

Velapi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.52% less than the national average, earning R 136,584 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velaphi921,461/
Vhelapi9226/
Velapai922/
Valapi8341/
Welapi8322/
Velapa838/
Velopi838/
Vilapi838/
Volapi835/
Velape833/
Felapi832/
Belapi831/
Velepi831/
Velaphe77468/
Felappi77463/
Vallapi7780/
Velappa7732/
Welaphi7715/
Welapie7713/
Belaphi776/
Felaphi776/
Vilapoi775/
Valaphi772/
Welapio771/
Velepie771/
Belapio771/
Welaapi771/
Belapui771/
Velephi771/
Valappi771/
Vhelepi771/
Belapit771/
Valapei771/
Vilaipis712/
Veliappa711/
Vielappa711/
Oueslapi711/
Veelappa711/
Walapi6757/
Valape6748/
Valepi6739/
Belape6734/
Felopi679/
Falapi677/
Felepi676/
Welape674/
Vilapa673/
Velepe672/
Vilayphit671/
Velopé671/
Velope671/
Valapy671/
Vilape671/
Volepi671/
Belapy671/
Filapi671/

Velapi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velapi in the Marathi language
वेलपीvelapi-

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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 Velapi
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