Vella Surname
Approximately 49,451 people bear this surname
Vella Surname User-submission:
A Spanish surname that refers to a person who lived near marshy ground. It was found in Southern Italy in the 6th century. Other old records of Vella: Netherlands 1734, Westfallen 1688, and Germany 1576.
Vella Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 13,184 | 1:33 | 2 |
| Italy | 10,638 | 1:5,749 | 708 |
| Australia | 7,992 | 1:3,378 | 472 |
| United States | 5,389 | 1:67,259 | 7,831 |
| France | 3,421 | 1:19,416 | 2,238 |
| India | 2,241 | 1:342,287 | 18,793 |
| Canada | 1,681 | 1:21,919 | 3,004 |
| England | 1,630 | 1:34,183 | 4,517 |
| Argentina | 609 | 1:70,186 | 5,960 |
| Germany | 404 | 1:199,271 | 22,903 |
| Belgium | 315 | 1:36,497 | 5,953 |
| Brazil | 263 | 1:813,971 | 29,498 |
| South Africa | 136 | 1:398,365 | 35,171 |
| Indonesia | 134 | 1:986,934 | 72,456 |
| Cameroon | 131 | 1:158,543 | 17,246 |
| Switzerland | 115 | 1:71,417 | 8,505 |
| New Zealand | 111 | 1:40,796 | 6,843 |
| Hungary | 107 | 1:91,741 | 9,020 |
| Spain | 87 | 1:537,380 | 26,266 |
| Zimbabwe | 83 | 1:186,003 | 22,110 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| Ireland | 73 | 1:64,506 | 4,193 |
| Wales | 63 | 1:49,120 | 4,600 |
| Venezuela | 58 | 1:520,760 | 9,798 |
| Philippines | 54 | 1:1,874,782 | 115,801 |
| Greece | 52 | 1:213,073 | 33,423 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:133,845 | 8,251 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Solomon Islands | 20 | 1:29,001 | 5,821 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Cyprus | 16 | 1:55,305 | 5,325 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Albania | 7 | 1:416,294 | 17,617 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Vella (7,807) may also be a first name.
Vella Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Spanish surname that refers to a person who lived near marshy ground. It was found in Southern Italy in the 6th century. Other old records of Vella: Netherlands 1734, Westfallen 1688, and Germany 1576.
- mikeydinoVella Demographics
Average Male Vella Height
173.82 cm
Average Female Vella Height
160.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Vella Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vella Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vella (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻠﻪ, Hindi: वेल्ला, Marathi: वेलादी, Russian: Велла) is more frequently found in Malta than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Vella.
How Common Is The Last Name Vella? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,360th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 147,369 people. The last name Vella occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Vella live; 48 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent live in Italic Europe. Vella is also the 72,264th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 7,807 people.
The last name Vella is most frequent in Malta, where it is carried by 13,184 people, or 1 in 33. Barring Malta this surname is found in 101 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.
Vella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Vella has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vella last name rose 19,959 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 23,286 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 2,433 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,575 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Vella Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Vella last name are 2.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.78% being registered to vote for the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vella Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vella in the Hindi language | ||
| वेल्ला | vella | 94.44 |
| वेलला | velala | 5.56 |
| Vella in the Marathi language | ||
| वेलादी | veladi | 78.57 |
| वेला | vela | 10.71 |
| वेाि | veai | 7.14 |
| वेलांदी | velandi | 3.57 |
| Vella in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻠﻪ | flh | 75 |
| ﻓﻼ | fla | 12.5 |
| ﻓﺎﻟﻪ | falh | 12.5 |
| Vella in the Russian language | ||
| Велла | vella | - |
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Vella Reference & Research
Vella FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Vella FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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