Velia Surname
Approximately 1,640 people bear this surname
Velia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 656 | 1:101,254 | 14,874 |
| Albania | 565 | 1:5,158 | 976 |
| United States | 121 | 1:2,995,528 | 175,060 |
| Ukraine | 89 | 1:511,491 | 58,346 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Greece | 35 | 1:316,565 | 45,415 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Kosovo | 10 | 1:186,187 | 7,122 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
The alternate forms: Vélia (2) are calculated separately.
Velia (28,107) may also be a first name.
Velia Demographics
Average Velia Salary in
United States
$37,947 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Velia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Velia (Georgian: ველია) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Vélia. For other potential spellings of Velia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Velia? popularity and diffusion
Velia is the 243,203rd most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,443,626 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Velia reside; 37 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 35 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Velia is also the 29,326th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 28,107 people.
The surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 656 people, or 1 in 101,254. In France it is mostly found in: Réunion, where 76 percent live, Île-de-France, where 11 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 5 percent live. Other than France this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Velia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Velia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Velia surname grew 403 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Velia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Velia last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Velia earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 3.96% less than the national average, earning $21,804,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 12.06% less than the national average, earning $37,947 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velia in the Georgian language | ||
| ველია | velia | - |
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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 Velia
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