Last Name VELA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • VELA is ranked as the 1165th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 33,399.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 10.47 people named VELA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named VELA is 24,276, the rank is 1,603 and the proportion per 100k Americans named VELA is 7.62.

Last Names VELA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 33,399 +/-1.9%
  • National Rank 1,165
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 10.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 24,276
  • National Rank 1,603
  • Proportion/100k 7.62

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name VELA is 7.5% White, 91.2% Hispanic origin, 0.3% Black, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.4% Two or More Races, and 0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name VELA have a higher likelyhood of being Hispanic origin and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name VELA is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name VELA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 7.5% 63.9% -56.5%
Hispanic origin 91.2% 16.3% 74.9%
Black 0.3% 12.3% -12.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.4%
Two or more races 0.4% 1.8% -1.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.2% 0.7% -0.5%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named VELA is Texas where 16,111 people have this name.
  • Texas is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named VELA, as 59.77 in every 100,000 Texans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Texas is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 5 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Massachusetts (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 6 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names VELA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 686 5.33 98.9% Indiana 330 5 97.2% Iowa 50 1.6 85.9% Kansas 63 2.18 87.5% Michigan 571 5.76 98.9% Minnesota 54 1 87.1% Missouri 7 0.22 46.0% Nebraska 46 2.44 83.6% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 60 0.52 86.4% South Dakota 9 1.04 43.2% Wisconsin 132 2.29 94.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name VELA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 686 5.33 98.9%
Indiana 330 5 97.2%
Iowa 50 1.6 85.9%
Kansas 63 2.18 87.5%
Michigan 571 5.76 98.9%
Minnesota 54 1 87.1%
Missouri 7 0.22 46.0%
Nebraska 46 2.44 83.6%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 60 0.52 86.4%
South Dakota 9 1.04 43.2%
Wisconsin 132 2.29 94.7%
West State Statistics Last-Names VELA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 406 6.03 98.3% California 4,312 11.11 99.7% Colorado 412 7.69 98.5% Hawaii 12 0.85 67.7% Idaho 23 1.43 75.4% Montana 8 0.77 47.7% Nevada 193 6.78 97.4% New Mexico 315 15.11 97.8% Oregon 153 3.86 95.8% Utah 83 2.81 89.4% Washington 358 5.08 98.3% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name VELA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 406 6.03 98.3%
California 4,312 11.11 99.7%
Colorado 412 7.69 98.5%
Hawaii 12 0.85 67.7%
Idaho 23 1.43 75.4%
Montana 8 0.77 47.7%
Nevada 193 6.78 97.4%
New Mexico 315 15.11 97.8%
Oregon 153 3.86 95.8%
Utah 83 2.81 89.4%
Washington 358 5.08 98.3%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names VELA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 52 1.44 89.6% Maine 71 5.36 89.3% Massachusetts 12 0.18 49.3% New Hampshire 37 2.82 86.0% New Jersey 229 2.57 96.8% New York 320 1.62 97.2% Pennsylvania 87 0.68 91.1% Rhode Island 9 0.86 52.1% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name VELA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 52 1.44 89.6%
Maine 71 5.36 89.3%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 49.3%
New Hampshire 37 2.82 86.0%
New Jersey 229 2.57 96.8%
New York 320 1.62 97.2%
Pennsylvania 87 0.68 91.1%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 52.1%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names VELA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 52 1.07 86.0% Arkansas 38 1.3 82.3% Delaware 21 2.28 87.8% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 62.8% Florida 974 4.9 99.3% Georgia 190 1.88 95.6% Kentucky 39 0.88 81.2% Louisiana 20 0.43 67.3% Maryland 103 1.72 94.4% Mississippi 7 0.22 46.0% North Carolina 112 1.12 94.6% Oklahoma 157 4.04 93.7% South Carolina 25 0.51 81.7% Tennessee 93 1.42 92.1% Texas 16,111 59.77 99.9% Virginia 92 1.1 92.9% West Virginia 27 1.47 73.9%

South States
State stats for the first name VELA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 52 1.07 86.0%
Arkansas 38 1.3 82.3%
Delaware 21 2.28 87.8%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 62.8%
Florida 974 4.9 99.3%
Georgia 190 1.88 95.6%
Kentucky 39 0.88 81.2%
Louisiana 20 0.43 67.3%
Maryland 103 1.72 94.4%
Mississippi 7 0.22 46.0%
North Carolina 112 1.12 94.6%
Oklahoma 157 4.04 93.7%
South Carolina 25 0.51 81.7%
Tennessee 93 1.42 92.1%
Texas 16,111 59.77 99.9%
Virginia 92 1.1 92.9%
West Virginia 27 1.47 73.9%
 

Full Names with VELA as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have VELA as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named VELA.

The most popular full name is Maria VELA. 3.27% of all the people named VELA have this given name.

There are 1709 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name VELA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Maria VELA 3.27%
2 Jose VELA 2.28%
3 Juan VELA 1.22%
4 Robert VELA 0.82%
5 Jesus VELA 0.79%
6 Mary VELA 0.78%
7 Carlos VELA 0.75%
8 David VELA 0.68%
9 Richard VELA 0.68%
10 Roberto VELA 0.67%
11 Guadalupe VELA 0.65%
12 Gloria VELA 0.64%
13 Luis VELA 0.64%
14 Ruben VELA 0.64%
15 Daniel VELA 0.61%
16 Oscar VELA 0.61%
17 Rosa VELA 0.61%
18 Elizabeth VELA 0.58%
19 Ricardo VELA 0.58%
20 Manuel VELA 0.57%