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

The surname Vels (Hindi: वेल्स, Russian: Вельс) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Velš. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 340,354^th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 6,747,728 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Vels live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,350,955^th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 54 people.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 541 people, or 1 in 31,215. In The Netherlands Vels is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 41 percent reside, North Holland, where 17 percent reside and Overijssel, where 15 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this surname occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 8 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Vels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Vels has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 786 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vels Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Vels surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Vels surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90% being registered with the political party.

The amount Vels earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.26% more than the national average, earning R 428,364 per year and in United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,115 USD per year.