Vekyu Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Vekyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vekyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Vekyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vekyu (Russian: Векю) is found most in Russia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vekyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vekyu is the 2,352,516th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. Vekyu occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Vekyu reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 62 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Vekyu is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 3,133,110. In Russia it is most numerous in: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, where 20 percent are found, Perm Krai, where 17 percent are found and Volgograd Oblast, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Russia Vekyu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 14 percent are found and Ukraine, where 9 percent are found.

Vekyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Vekyu last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Vekyu surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vekeyu911/
Uekyu80150/
Fekyu802/
Vykyu801/
Vekiou73127/
Vekoju7322/
Vikuyu732/
Vakoyu731/
Vekgeu731/
Mpekeyu671/

Vekyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vekyu in the Russian language
Векюveku-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Vekyu
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