Vadivalu Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Singapore

Vadivalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vadivalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1251:433,42237,136
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vadivalu (73) may also be a first name.

Vadivalu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vadivalu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Vadivalu is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vadivalu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,281,391st most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Vadivalu live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most numerous given name globally It is held by 73 people.

The last name Vadivalu is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 433,422. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 86 percent live, Gauteng, where 11 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent live. Excluding South Africa Vadivalu exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 20 percent live and Singapore, where 7 percent live.

Vadivalu Last Name Statistics demography

Vadivalu earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning R 249,672 per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vadivalu
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