Surname Vela in modern Croatia

Vela families are Croats and they are mostly from Makarska area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Makarska and in Makarska area.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Vela live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Podgora in Makarska area (100), Zagreb (25), Split (15), Osijek (<10), and in Makarska (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vela (including: Vella , Veerla , Velha , Vhela , Vellia , Vellah , Veela , Veella and Velah ) is present in 136 countries worldwide. The family name "Vela " is used by some 60000 people in Mexico , about 40000 in Peru , and some 30000 people in the United States. "Vella " is used by some 10000 people in Italy , about 9000 in Australia , and some 7000 people in the United States. "Veela " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ranko Vela, Paško Vela, Vedran Vela, Milivoj Vela, Marija Vela, Denis Vela, Stanko Vela, Mario Vela, Daniela Vela, Marinela Vela, Stjepan Vela, Đani Vela, Vanja Vela, Željka Vela, Gordana Vela, Zlatko Vela, Nino Vela, Mery Vela, Nikola Vela

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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