Vele Surname

56,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
American Samoa

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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Vele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,5341:302,70917,034
South Africa1,7101:31,6834,061
Papua New Guinea1,3101:6,224400
Romania1,0411:19,2872,489
DR Congo5401:136,81414,550
Ecuador4021:39,5674,239
United States3061:1,184,50684,519
Czechia2321:45,8347,629
Italy1601:382,22943,718
France1231:540,02273,838
Iran881:872,52942,309
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Cameroon701:296,70127,784
Philippines581:1,745,487112,199
American Samoa521:1,072148
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Ivory Coast361:640,86818,598
Senegal361:404,9821,935
Peru311:1,025,29419,244
Lesotho281:72,5919,509
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Bosnia and Herzegovina81:442,05013,608
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England71:7,959,723202,100
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Norway61:857,04855,549
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Tonga11:107,313791
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

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.

- vele

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 found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Véle, Velé or Vèle. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vele.

How Common Is The Last Name Vele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,001st most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 804,187 people. The surname Vele is mostly found 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 commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,292 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 2,534 people, or 1 in 302,709. In India Vele is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside and Gujarat, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.

Vele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vele surname rose 3,060 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vele Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vele are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Véle9229/
Velé9222/
Vèle921/
Velez89355,425/
Veale897,451/
Veles893,540/
Velea893,513/
Velle891,722/
Viele891,338/
Veley891,053/
Velie89946/
Veile89705/
Vehle89639/
Veler89623/
Velge89391/
Velet89238/
Vejle89219/
Vaele89103/
Velei8990/
Veele8986/
Velhe8968/
Vuele8966/
Velee8950/
Vwele8942/
Veleh8925/
Velej8919/
Vesle8915/
Voele8911/
Veled8910/
Vhele899/
Veyle896/
Velep893/
Vetle892/
Veule892/
Veleš892/
Vgele891/
Veleu891/
Vle8621/
Vealey80529/
Veille80439/
Vesley80243/
Veiler80241/
Veylet8093/
Veeley8074/
Vielee8069/
Velesz8067/
Velech8056/
Veleis8046/
Velecz8043/
Veelle8040/
Vesler8038/
Veyler8038/
Velett8036/
Veyhle8035/
Vielie8033/
Veleas8031/
Vieley8029/
Veales8025/
Veless8020/
Vehler8017/
Velieh8016/
Vetley8015/
Velhes8015/
Vejler8014/
Vealle8013/
Vaelei8012/
Veleat8012/
Velije807/
Veleiz807/
Velest806/
Veeler806/
Vettle805/
Veiles805/
Velesh804/
Veleez804/
Veglie803/
Vuelee803/
Vetler803/
Vheele802/
Veulle802/
Vealer801/
Veslei801/
Velets801/
Vueles801/
Voehle801/
Vheles801/
Vhelet801/
Vheley801/
Vealea801/
Veelee801/
Veelez801/
Veleae801/
Veleep801/
Vellhe801/
Vuelle801/
Veileu801/
Veiley800/
Veilie800/
Viehle800/
Veilep800/
Veslet800/
Vielei800/
Velgey800/
Veisle800/
Vealie800/
Veelie800/
Veatle800/
Vaeley800/
Vela75170,270/
Vale7594,643/
Bele7530,818/
Wele7513,868/
Veal7513,651/
Veli758,119/
Fele754,357/
Vile752,349/
Veil751,428/
Vely75852/
Vole75720/
Veul75185/
Veyl75130/
Velh75108/
Vyle7595/
Uele7590/
Våle7581/
Vlej7565/
Vhel7557/
Văle7530/
Vejl7517/
Väle756/
Vlle752/
Vgel752/
Hvel752/
Vleh751/
Velj751/
Vhle751/
Veasley731,326/
Veillet731,177/
Veiller7363/
Vitelle7359/
Veillez7341/
Veiglie7341/
Veillie7333/
Veeleid7327/
Vealets7314/
Vettler7312/
Viselle739/
Vhelesh734/
Veselle734/
Veesler733/
Veheler732/
Vicelle732/
Veyller732/
Vethley731/
Vheeler731/
Vaheele731/
Veallet731/
Vecelle731/
Veesley731/
Veettle731/
Veillee731/
Veitler731/
Veleová731/
Velheer731/
Veihler731/
Vuelher731/
Veleije731/
Vetlets731/
Velhest731/
Vehelle731/
Veilleu731/
Vesleis731/
Vealley730/
Veisley730/
Hvesley730/
Veasler730/
Valle67290,323/
Veliz67152,787/
Beale6724,293/
Velip6718,322/
Belei6710,635/
Velis679,520/
Welle678,887/
Belet676,826/
Ville676,320/
Belge676,179/
Mpele675,597/
Valey675,414/
Volle674,229/
Beler673,877/
Viles673,428/
Phele673,288/
Beley673,242/
Valea673,113/
Vahle673,045/
Behle672,978/
Bhele672,755/
Vesel672,748/
Vélez672,351/
Wehle672,163/
Biele672,154/
Belea672,114/
Velaj671,967/
Weale671,904/
Velay671,846/
Felea671,768/
Velia671,640/
Vitel671,551/
Wiele671,416/
Vaile671,310/
Felez671,304/
Ouele671,262/
Feles671,235/
Feler671,233/
Beele671,085/
Beles671,005/
Beule67978/
Huele67854/
Belej67757/
Beile67676/
Weile67676/
Visel67618/
Velit67551/
Besle67521/
Belie67483/
Valei67467/
Vilet67461/
Beyle67451/
Belez67442/
Feleu67436/
Veall67422/
Valeh67416/
Vieli67414/
Vilei67394/
Voyle67393/
Beleş67385/
Voiselle67383/
Veitl67371/
Viler67371/
Belhe67367/
Weleh67357/
Feile67354/
Veihl67314/
Valee67301/
Viole67301/
Felet67280/
Beleć67279/
Vetel67274/
Velii67262/
Weule67249/
Fehle67244/
Vhela67242/
Vilez67239/
Vilea67225/
Felie67217/
Weley67215/
Vesli67210/
Beleš67203/
Vesselle67196/
Valeu67183/
Beleh67182/
Weele67181/
Vlehi67173/
Velio67172/
Welie67164/
Veali67145/
Velyt67145/
Vetil67144/
Veyhl67143/
Waele67141/
Vayle67141/
Velgi67136/
Vuela67136/
Viley67135/
Felei67133/
Beleu67130/
Fiele67124/
Feley67112/
Voile67111/
Volei67105/
Voley67105/
Vejlø67102/
Výlet67101/
Felee6794/
Vaale6793/
Vecilles6791/
Veloa6784/
Beleț6779/
Vlehe6775/
Vicelles6770/
Hvale6769/
Feleć6767/
Foele6762/
Veeli6759/
Welei6757/
Velai6755/
Beleç6755/
Vecel6753/
Vielh6752/
Faele6751/
Vicel6750/
Beled6749/
Vajle6748/
Feyle6747/
Vileš6745/
Vyles6744/
Vohle6742/
Veila6740/
Velđi6738/
Vylet6738/
Belee6735/
Betle6732/
Veili6732/
Vytel6732/
Vijle6731/
Væhle6731/
Vhile6730/
Vileu6729/
Veloy6729/
Velêz6729/
Vealy6727/
Welea6726/
Feule6724/
Feleh6721/
Whele6720/
Veela6720/
Veléz6719/
Belje6718/
Hvile6718/
Wejle6718/
Vèlez6718/
Vaeli6717/
Vyler6717/
Volee6717/
Welee6717/
Fetle6717/
Voitelle6715/
Vilep6715/
Uelee6714/
Veill6713/
Felej6713/
Visle6713/
Veyla6712/
Feele6712/
Vheli6711/
Feale6710/
Veillett6710/
Voleh6710/
Vesellee6710/
Volea679/
Vecil679/
Vilee679/
Veliy678/
Velid678/
Velíz678/
Uelle678/
Weyle677/
Vysel677/
Velij677/
Belep677/
Vøyle677/
Vecillez677/
Fejle677/
Felep677/
Vylee677/
Veloi676/
Veyli676/
Velaa676/
Feled676/
Felje676/
Welej676/
Woele675/
Vitle675/
Feleš675/
Veløy675/
Vetlý674/
Veely674/
Ueler674/
Npele674/
Velèz674/
Veliš674/
Vjsel674/
Beleï674/
Vylei674/
Veilp673/
Velyi673/
Vesil673/
Beleţ673/
Beleș673/
Vetli673/
Vichelle672/
Veily672/
Veloj672/
Velui672/
Felge672/
Veala672/
Vejli672/
Vealé672/
Vétel672/
Vîlea672/
Vuile672/
Veseller671/
Veselles671/
Uelez671/
Veahl671/
Veasleey671/
Velehova671/
Velhy671/
Vitelles671/
Fhele671/
Vileh671/
Visselle671/
Vlehy671/
Vetlé671/
Veßel671/
Vheal671/
Veyly671/
Vielj671/
Ueles671/
Veluy671/
Veilleys671/
Vecelles671/
Véles671/
Vêlez671/
Vălea671/
Vwale671/
Øøvel671/
Beleč671/
Beleś671/
Hwele671/
Veyld671/
Weleu671/
Vejlt671/
Velyy671/
Vylep671/
Bejle671/
Fesle670/
Veitelle670/
Uelie670/
Vescelle670/
Veull670/
Vytle670/
Welhe670/

Vele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻞfl-
Vele in the Hindi language
वेलेvele-
Vele in the Marathi language
वेलेvele65.87
वेळेvele33.97
वेॅलेveele0.05
Vele in the Russian language
Вельеvele-

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