The Velin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 184 people carried this name — #98,553 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 178 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 216 people named Velin.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
522 people named Velin are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Velin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nina Velin 1922–2017
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Bende Velin 1934– · competitive diver
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Kirsten Velin 1944– · competitive diver
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Raino Velin 1954– · politician
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Mari Velin 1956– · poet
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Jari-Pekka Velin 1962– · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Velin.
- Vela 25,414 · U.S. census
- Velasco 33,078 · U.S. census
- Velasquez 80,364 · U.S. census
- Vele 344 · U.S. census
- Veler 126 · U.S. census
- Velez 53,265 · U.S. census
- Vella 4,051 · U.S. census
- Veloso 1,117 · U.S. census
- Velten 465 · U.S. census
- Veltz 128 · U.S. census
- Ven 362 · U.S. census
- Venancio 1,042 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Velin is.
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