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Where Does The Last Name Velas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Velas (Hindi: वेलास, Marathi: वेलास, Russian: Велас) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Velaš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Velas is the 191,985^th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,321,580 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Velas are found; 46 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 168,966^th most frequent given name worldwide, held by 2,001 people.

Velas is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 1,004 people, or 1 in 764,009. In India it is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 97 percent reside, Gujarat, where 1 percent reside and Bihar, where 1 percent reside. Beside India it occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Velas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Velas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,411 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Velas Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Velas last name are 36.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Velas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 292.73% more than the national average, earning $89,160,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $45,313 USD per year.