Velemu Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Velemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5981:25,8163,943
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Botswana281:78,10513,263
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Velemu (153) may also be a first name.

Velemu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velemu is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velemu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 408,080th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Velemu reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Velemu is also the 743,570th most widely held first name on earth, held by 153 people.

The surname Velemu is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 598 people, or 1 in 25,816. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 40 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 31 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe Velemu exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 12 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Velemu Last Name Statistics demography

Velemu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.46% less than the national average, earning R 48,816 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vhelemu92310/
Vhellemu861/
Belemu831,085/
Welemu83371/
Felemu83291/
Velimu831/
Velamu831/
Belemou772,576/
Felemou772,011/
Vallemu7719/
Velammu773/
Welemou772/
Phelemu771/
Belemus771/
Beleimu771/
Belemau771/
Vollemu771/
Belhemou712/
Belemmou711/
Falemu67378/
Belimu67140/
Vilamu6784/
Valamu6730/
Filemu6729/
Valimu674/
Welimu674/
Wilemu672/
Felimu672/
Welamu671/
Volimu671/

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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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  • 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 Velemu
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