Velha Surname
Approximately 258 people bear this surname
Velha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 142 | 1:73,368 | 3,778 |
| Ukraine | 61 | 1:746,274 | 76,759 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Velha (23) may also be a first name.
Velha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Velha (Arabic: فيلها, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻟﺤﺔ, Hindi: वेलहा, Marathi: वेलादी) is held by more people in Portugal than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Velha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 993,593rd most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Velha live; 56 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 23 people.
It is most prevalent in Portugal, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 73,368. Beside Portugal this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻟﺤﺔ | alfalht | - |
| Velha in the Marathi language | ||
| वेलादी | veladi | - |
| Velha in the Hindi language | ||
| वेलहा | velaha | 66.67 |
| वेल्हा | vel'ha | 33.33 |
| Velha in the Arabic language | ||
| فيلها | fylha | - |
| فيلحا | fylha | - |
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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 Velha
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