Vellaya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Vellaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Vellaya (14) may also be a first name.
Vellaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vellaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vellaya (Marathi: वेलय) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vellaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Vellaya are found; 60 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most common forename internationally, held by 14 people.
It is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Vellaya is most frequent in: Kedah, where 33 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent reside and Perak, where 33 percent reside. Besides Malaysia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 40 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vellaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vellaya in the Marathi language | ||
| वेलय | velaya | 66.67 |
| वेाया | veaya | 33.33 |
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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 Vellaya
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