Vela is used as a family name or surname in Ecuador. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Vela
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ecuador
Meaning: Italian name carried in the Neapolitan region. Uncertain meaning. The word "vela" means in Italian a sail or sailing craft, remains whether this is the correct meaning (as possible nickname for a sailor).

How popular is Vela?

Vela is common in Ecuador.

Vela is ranked 2994 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Velas grew by 23.55486 per cent to 25414 since 2000 and ranked 1396 after elevating 207 spots. The last name was found in around 86 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 91.09 91.16
White 7.62 7.45
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.57 0.49
Black 0.28 0.25
Others 0.25 0.42
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.19 0.23
Vela is quite popular family name mostly used in Mexico while Peru is ahead in terms of density. Around 183388 people have been found who wears Vela as their family name. Vela is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,742 China9
1,295 Papua New Guinea4
11,480 Japan4
122,390 Belarus4
8,296 Sri Lanka3
3,224 Afghanistan3
856 Congo3
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
11,736 Lithuania2
8,995 Uganda2
40,064 Nigeria2
2,617 Cambodia2
2,151 Fiji2
960 Saint Lucia2
5,936 Bahrain2
1,235 Belize2
4,104 South Korea2
28,232 Morocco2
30,360 Thailand1
340 Comoros1
2,877 Cuba1
13,606 Senegal1
16,228 Bulgaria1
3,307 Malta1
8,181 Botswana1
25,746 Finland1
2,578 Guam1
591 Samoa1
8,859 Iraq1
17,768 Pakistan1
2,333 Montenegro1
2,024 Mongolia1
5,553 Taiwan1
12,270 Lebanon1
16,073 Latvia1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
49,529 Israel1
29,595 Iran1
24,176 Qatar1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
158 Andorra50
6,873 Ireland44
37,591 Belgium37
36,303 Czech Republic35
9,620 Singapore30
124,645 Ukraine30
32,811 Sweden29
23,443 Norway26
23,914 Denmark20
69,202 Netherlands18
23,990 Serbia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,215 Costa Rica100
3,257 Hong Kong71
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
167,668 Russia58
Countries with hundreds of Vela:
40,483 India816
13,161 France710
14,537 Germany706
941 Albania562
4,304 Malaysia531
12,715 South Africa493
13,743 Turkey489
2,366 Chile477
1,607 Dominican Republic433
1,801 Croatia427
5,286 Zimbabwe369
16,496 England339
7,137 Romania313
946 Puerto Rico299
1,570 Honduras296
14,747 Canada254
2,362 Paraguay227
2,490 Uruguay196
1,196 Nicaragua183
6,581 Switzerland180
3,334 Portugal166
18,956 Saudi Arabia154
2,025 Macedonia154
2,265 Panama147
18,088 Australia143
15,938 Greece123
70,532 Indonesia121
6,297 New Zealand118
Countries with thousands of Vela:
322 Guatemala8,118
1,153 Argentina3,987
4,451 Philippines3,029
725 Bolivia2,287
1,364 Venezuela2,032
525 El Salvador1,723
1,185 Angola1,601
8,978 Brazil1,542
7,434 Italy1,456
Countries with ten thousands of Vela:
370 Mexico50,593
140 Peru31,848
1,744 United States22,696
298 Spain17,476
548 Colombia14,866
344 Ecuador10,014
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Cesare Vela worked as laborer and hailed from Italy. 27 years old embarked for San Francisco from Havre on La Bourgogne and arrived on July 5, 1892. Chiara Vela (7), 42 years old Lorenzo Vela, Martino Vela, aged 27, Cesare Vela (27) Laborer, Chiara Vela (7), Sculptor Lorenzo Vela, Laborer Martino Vela, are other Vela that migrated to US from Liverpool & Queenstown, Naples and Hamburg & Havre.

Comments

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Danna Meininger
vela is derived from vel meaning in language of soft oil, low of man became patronymic nickname in French means, vel designated chaperone hawk.

Vela Namesakes

  • Adalberto Velasco, Politician
  • Adela Velasquez, Cain Velasquez's sister
  • Ademir Velasquez, Actor
  • José María Velasco Ibarra, Politician
  • Helen Vela, Actress
  • Ali Akbar Velayati, Iranian Politician
  • Regine Velasquez, Artist
  • Furtuna Velaj, Soccer player
  • Cornelio Velásquez, Jockey
  • Alcides Velasquez, Author
  • Ivonne Vela portrayed critical role of Victoria in 2015 comedy movie Amor Cuesta Arriba.
  • In 2013, Jenelle Lee Vela characterized the role of Cristine in drama and sci-fi movie Blood Ink: The Tavalou Tales.

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