Vele Surname
Approximately 9,062 people bear this surname
Vele Surname User-submission:
In the Tshivenda and Luvhenda languages spoken in South Africa and some fee places in Africa, Vele refers to a 'grain of maize'. It can be interpreted in the following way, a male person bearing the surname is said to be the seed, with the sole purpose of producing more children to bear that surname.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,534 | 1:302,709 | 17,034 |
| South Africa | 1,710 | 1:31,683 | 4,061 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,310 | 1:6,224 | 400 |
| Romania | 1,041 | 1:19,287 | 2,489 |
| DR Congo | 540 | 1:136,814 | 14,550 |
| Ecuador | 402 | 1:39,567 | 4,239 |
| United States | 306 | 1:1,184,506 | 84,519 |
| Czechia | 232 | 1:45,834 | 7,629 |
| Italy | 160 | 1:382,229 | 43,718 |
| France | 123 | 1:540,022 | 73,838 |
| Iran | 88 | 1:872,529 | 42,309 |
| Argentina | 72 | 1:593,659 | 42,221 |
| Cameroon | 70 | 1:296,701 | 27,784 |
| Philippines | 58 | 1:1,745,487 | 112,199 |
| American Samoa | 52 | 1:1,072 | 148 |
| Spain | 41 | 1:1,140,294 | 40,056 |
| Ivory Coast | 36 | 1:640,868 | 18,598 |
| Senegal | 36 | 1:404,982 | 1,935 |
| Peru | 31 | 1:1,025,294 | 19,244 |
| Lesotho | 28 | 1:72,591 | 9,509 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 1:442,050 | 13,608 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Véle (29), Velé (22) & Vèle (1) are calculated separately.
Vele (4,292) may also be a first name.
Vele Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In the Tshivenda and Luvhenda languages spoken in South Africa and some fee places in Africa, Vele refers to a 'grain of maize'. It can be interpreted in the following way, a male person bearing the surname is said to be the seed, with the sole purpose of producing more children to bear that surname.
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Average Vele Salary in
United States
$47,525 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vele (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻞ, Hindi: वेले, Marathi: वेले, Russian: Велье) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Véle, Velé or Vèle. Click here for other potential spellings of Vele.
How Common Is The Last Name Vele? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 56,001st most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 804,187 people. The surname Vele occurs mostly in Asia, where 30 percent of Vele reside; 29 percent reside in South Asia and 28 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Vele is also the 105,607th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 4,292 people.
The last name Vele is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 2,534 people, or 1 in 302,709. In India Vele is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside and Gujarat, where 1 percent reside. Not including India Vele occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.
Vele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Vele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vele surname rose 3,060 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Vele Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Vele surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Vele earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.43% less than the national average, earning 199,251 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.57% less than the national average, earning R 153,108 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.68% more than the national average, earning $25,580,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $47,525 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻞ | fl | - |
| Vele in the Hindi language | ||
| वेले | vele | - |
| Vele in the Marathi language | ||
| वेले | vele | 65.87 |
| वेळे | vele | 33.97 |
| वेॅले | veele | 0.05 |
| Vele in the Russian language | ||
| Велье | vele | - |
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