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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Vele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vele (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻞ, Hindi: वेले, Marathi: वेले, Russian: Велье) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Véle, Velé or Vèle. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vele? popularity and diffusion
It is the 56,001st most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 804,187 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 30 percent of Vele live; 29 percent live in South Asia and 28 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Vele is also the 105,607th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 4,292 people.
The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 2,534 people, or 1 in 302,709. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent are found and Gujarat, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India Vele is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.
Vele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Vele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vele last name increased 3,060 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Vele Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Vele last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats 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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