Velelo Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

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

Velelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5921:91,51611,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Velelo (206) may also be a first name.

Velelo Last Name Facts

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

Velelo is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Velelo is the 540,057th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 12,247,976 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Velelo are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Velelo is also the 630,600th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 206 people.

The surname Velelo is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 592 people, or 1 in 91,516. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent are found, Western Cape, where 21 percent are found and Gauteng, where 16 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Velelo Last Name Statistics demography

Velelo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.59% less than the national average, earning R 112,668 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valelo83861/
Velela83563/
Vilelo83212/
Belelo8381/
Welelo8357/
Velolo8312/
Velalo834/
Volelo831/
Uelelo831/
Velecillo802/
Phelelo77338/
Vallelo774/
Vielela774/
Vilelos772/
Vilelio772/
Velallo772/
Veleula772/
Felelio771/
Veletla771/
Belelou771/
Velelas771/
Velelia771/
Velaylo771/
Feleloi771/
Belelos771/
Valelio770/
Velecillos756/
Vileyloi718/
Veslelia717/
Pheelelo712/
Vitlello712/
Phelelos712/
Velyohlo711/
Vilela6787,717/
Welela6715,673/
Valela671,144/
Belela67928/
Bilelo67834/
Velila67663/
Velala67259/
Walelo67199/
Vilalo67190/
Felela67173/
Belilo6793/
Valylo6784/
Felicello6770/
Valilo6758/
Filelo6718/
Welalo678/
Vililo678/
Velola675/
Volela674/
Valleillo672/
Welilo672/
Falelo671/
Beleiglio671/
Volilo671/
Valalo671/
Vilecillo671/
Wolelo671/

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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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  • 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 Velelo
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