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Where Does The Last Name Vella Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Vella (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻠﻪ, Hindi: वेल्ला, Marathi: वेलादी, Russian: Велла) is found most in Malta. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vella? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 11,360^th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 147,369 people. The last name Vella occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Vella reside; 48 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent reside in Italic Europe. Vella is also the 72,264^th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 7,807 people.

The surname is most frequent in Malta, where it is carried by 13,184 people, or 1 in 33. Outside of Malta Vella is found in 101 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Vella Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Vella has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vella surname grew 19,959 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 23,286 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 2,433 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,575 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vella Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Vella last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Vella last name are 2.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vella earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 3.03% less than the national average, earning €29,121 per year; in Peru they earn 132.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,993 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.21% more than the national average, earning R 307,044 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.4% less than the national average, earning $17,390,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.71% more than the national average, earning $48,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.89% more than the national average, earning $59,563 CAD per year.