Velema Surname

493,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Velema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5311:31,8035,282
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Velema (25) may also be a first name.

Velema Last Name Facts

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

Velema (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻠﻤﻪ, Marathi: वेलेमा) is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 493,410th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,876,934 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Velema live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 25 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 531 people, or 1 in 31,803. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Drenthe, where 22 percent are found, South Holland, where 17 percent are found and Groningen, where 15 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Velema Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Velema earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.07% less than the national average, earning $45,674 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velemah921/
Vielema921/
Velemas921/
Velgema921/
Veelema921/
Veleamma861/
Veleamaz861/
Veleamoa861/
Velehema861/
Belema832,868/
Vilema832,351/
Welema83368/
Velama83355/
Valema83312/
Felema83203/
Velemo8371/
Velima8370/
Velemi8350/
Veleme8336/
Veloma834/
Volema833/
Vollema77272/
Bielema77271/
Vilemas7753/
Valemma7748/
Wielema7744/
Velamma7740/
Velemee7737/
Viliema7735/
Valeama7729/
Velemis7728/
Vesleme7718/
Vallema7716/
Vilhema7712/
Beslema779/
Belemah777/
Valeema774/
Belemoa774/
Velimah773/
Vileima772/
Velimat772/
Beilema771/
Belemau771/
Vheleme771/
Vhelemo771/
Velaama771/
Velemei771/
Valemah771/
Veleeme771/
Beleama771/
Feliema771/
Vihlema771/
Vielama771/
Valaema771/
Velimay771/
Velhima771/
Beulema771/
Bhelema771/
Velemer771/
Belemay770/
Vallemma71209/
Velemets7151/
Vallemaa7119/
Bealeema7115/
Veslemes7113/
Velaamma712/
Velammah712/
Veliamma711/
Wesleyma711/
Belemo672,433/
Bilema671,817/
Beleme671,570/
Felima671,128/
Belima67869/
Weleme67754/
Walema67396/
Vilima67195/
Welemo67194/
Welama67154/
Valima6768/
Volama6768/
Viloma6768/
Weloma6746/
Valama6745/
Belyma6744/
Valoma6737/
Wilema6721/
Velimi6720/
Belemi6719/
Volima6717/
Felyma6717/
Filema6715/
Falema6713/
Velamo6711/
Flejma6711/
Felama679/
Uelemo679/
Veullieme677/
Belemy676/
Vilama676/
Velomo675/
Vilemo675/
Voloma674/
Felemo674/
Folema673/
Wolema673/
Welemi673/
Valemo673/
Vilemi673/
Velime672/
Welima672/
Vilemaitė672/
Bylema671/
Beleamach671/
Ueleme671/
Vilyma671/
Valleemah671/
Veeleemis671/
Uelima671/

Velema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velema in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻠﻤﻪflmh-
Velema in the Marathi language
वेलेमाvelema-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Velema
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