The Vella surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,717 people carried this name — #8,210 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 72,500 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,109 people named Vella.
Most of them — 673 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 50 départements, most often Seine-Saint-Denis.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 236 people named Vella live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
186 people named Vella live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Vella.
- Velasco 23,114 · U.S. census
- Velasquez 57,163 · U.S. census
- Vele 290 · U.S. census
- Veler 134 · U.S. census
- Velez 42,820 · U.S. census
- Velin 178 · U.S. census
- Veloso 846 · U.S. census
- Velten 521 · U.S. census
- Veltz 119 · U.S. census
- Ven 253 · U.S. census
- Venancio 546 · U.S. census
- Venard 487 · U.S. census
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