Velele Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Velele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2351:230,54323,873
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Velele (51) may also be a first name.

Velele Last Name Facts

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

Velele is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Velele is the 1,048,281st most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name Velele is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Velele reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 51 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 230,543. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent reside, Western Cape, where 38 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Besides South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Velele Last Name Statistics demography

Velele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.41% less than the national average, earning R 113,100 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velelea921/
Veleley920/
Velelett860/
Velela83563/
Belele83506/
Valele83378/
Velile83295/
Felele83218/
Welele83164/
Vilele8344/
Volele8328/
Veleli839/
Velale837/
Velely832/
Veleil831/
Velgel831/
Velhel830/
Belelie77339/
Mpelele77320/
Beleele7778/
Veliler7761/
Velhale7753/
Veletli7737/
Belelei7728/
Velelis7720/
Vilelea777/
Vielela774/
Vaalele774/
Beleler773/
Wielele772/
Phelele772/
Beleleu772/
Velisel771/
Velysle771/
Veleali771/
Vailele771/
Vollele771/
Beilele771/
Beleïle771/
Vileles771/
Valelei771/
Velecel771/
Velelia771/
Bielele771/
Weleles771/
Welelei771/
Vallele770/
Valeley770/
Weilele770/
Valeille71164/
Valleley71112/
Valealhe712/
Wheleler712/
Beleëlie711/
Belelech711/
Beleilei711/
Vesleeli711/
Vilela6787,717/
Welela6715,673/
Beleli671,359/
Walele671,146/
Belela67928/
Velila67663/
Belile67475/
Valeli67456/
Bilele67274/
Felela67173/
Velali6768/
Welile6763/
Velgil6760/
Falele6749/
Velili6735/
Wolele6718/
Beleil6716/
Beleal6716/
Vileli6711/
Felile6710/
Velail677/
Welgel674/
Belhel673/
Voleli672/
Wetlel671/
Beleyl671/
Wilele671/
Beileilei671/
Velilj671/
Weleli671/
Vileal671/
Felale671/
Wylele670/
Vallielee670/
Welhel670/

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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 Velele
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