Velaña Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Velaña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velaña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador3081:51,6424,795
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Velana (147) are calculated separately.

Velaña Last Name Facts

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

Velaña (Arabic: ذيلاني, Hindi: वेलाना, Marathi: वेलाना) occurs in Ecuador more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Velana. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velaña? popularity and diffusion

It is the 874,560th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Velaña are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Andean South America.

This last name is most commonly used in Ecuador, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 51,642. In Ecuador it is mostly concentrated in: Guayas Province, where 48 percent are found, Cotopaxi Province, where 17 percent are found and Los Ríos Province, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Ecuador this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velana94147/
Veleña83847/
Belaña8346/
Velaño8339/
Vilaña837/
Veloña831/
Velanas7794/
Veliana7758/
Velanga7738/
Velania7736/
Velyana7735/
Velgana774/
Vaelana771/
Velaani771/
Velamna771/
Velanai771/
Velanat771/
Velaños771/
Velaano771/
Belgaña771/
Veilana771/
Velhana771/
Velaynah711/
Velyanga711/
Vielanna711/
Velani677,052/
Felana673,137/
Velano671,795/
Vilana671,517/
Velona67455/
Belaño67451/
Velane67256/
Belana67226/
Velena67165/
Veleño67152/
Valana6767/
Velany6729/
Welana6727/
Volana6722/
Volaño679/
Vilaño674/
Valoña672/
Velangaya672/
Falaña671/
Velanj671/
Velanihas671/
Beloña671/

Velaña Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velaña in the Marathi language
वेलानाvelana-
Velaña in the Hindi language
वेलानाvelana66.67
वेलनाvelana33.33
Velaña in the Arabic language
ذيلانيdhylany-

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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
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  • 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 Velaña
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