Surname Checker / Vela
How Common Is the Last Name Vela?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Vela today
28,139
Ranked #1,396 of 162,254 published surnames · 8.62 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 25,414 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
7.62%
Black
0.28%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.57%
Hispanic
91.09%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.