Velda Surname
Approximately 292 people bear this surname
Velda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 75 | 1:225,162 | 29,957 |
| Philippines | 54 | 1:1,874,782 | 115,801 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Velda (10,527) may also be a first name.
Velda Demographics
Average Velda Salary in
United States
$22,138 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Velda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Velda (Arabic: فيلدا, Georgian: ველდა, Marathi: वेळदा, Russian: Вельда) occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Velda? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 910,497th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 38 percent of Velda live; 27 percent live in Southeast Asia and 26 percent live in Germanic Europe. Velda is also the 59,207th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 10,527 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 225,162. In The Netherlands Velda is primarily found in: Friesland, where 23 percent are found, South Holland, where 19 percent are found and Drenthe, where 16 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 18 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.
Velda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Velda has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Velda surname grew 213 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Velda Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Velda surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.
Velda earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.69% less than the national average, earning $22,138 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velda in the Georgian language | ||
| ველდა | velda | - |
| Velda in the Marathi language | ||
| वेळदा | velada | 90.91 |
| वेलादा | velada | 6.06 |
| वेलडा | velada | 3.03 |
| Velda in the Russian language | ||
| Вельда | velda | - |
| Velda in the Arabic language | ||
| فيلدا | fylda | - |
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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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- 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 Velda
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