How Many People Have the Last Name Vela?
people had the surname Vela in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 11,601 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+4,845 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Vela (91.1%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 7.6%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Vela ranks #267. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Vela grew from 20,569 people in 2000 to 25,414 in 2010 (up 23.6%), and its rank rose from #1,603 to #1,396.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 20,569 | 25,414 |
| Rank | #1,603 | #1,396 |
| Per 100,000 people | 7.62 | 8.62 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Vela
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Vela: V400
👤 Vela as a First Name
Vela is a first name too: about 421 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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