Velena Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Velena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| United States | 39 | 1:9,293,819 | 392,288 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Veleña (847) are calculated separately.
Velena (2,713) may also be a first name.
Velena Demographics
Average Velena Salary in
United States
$47,781 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Velena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Velena (Georgian: ველენა, Russian: Велена) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant: Veleña. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Velena? popularity and diffusion
Velena is the 1,348,199th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name Velena occurs mostly in Oceania, where 36 percent of Velena are found; 36 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 32 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Velena is also the 140,542nd most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 2,713 people.
The surname Velena is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 156,802. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Central, where 71 percent are found and National Capital District, where 29 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.
Velena Last Name Statistics demography
Velena earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,781 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velena in the Georgian language | ||
| ველენა | velena | - |
| Velena in the Russian language | ||
| Велена | velena | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Velena
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