Velemu Surname
Approximately 857 people bear this surname
Velemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 598 | 1:25,816 | 3,943 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| South Africa | 88 | 1:615,656 | 46,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Velemu (153) may also be a first name.
Velemu Demographics
Average Velemu Salary in
South Africa
R 48,816
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Velemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Velemu is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Velemu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Velemu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Velemu is the 408,080th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 8,503,554 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Velemu are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 743,570th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 153 people.
Velemu is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 598 people, or 1 in 25,816. In Zimbabwe Velemu is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 40 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 31 percent live and Midlands Province, where 17 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 12 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vhelemu | 92 | 310 | / |
| Vhellemu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Belemu | 83 | 1,085 | / |
| Welemu | 83 | 371 | / |
| Felemu | 83 | 291 | / |
| Velimu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Velamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Belemou | 77 | 2,576 | / |
| Felemou | 77 | 2,011 | / |
| Vallemu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Velammu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Welemou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Phelemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belemus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beleimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belemau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vollemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belhemou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Belemmou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falemu | 67 | 378 | / |
| Belimu | 67 | 140 | / |
| Vilamu | 67 | 84 | / |
| Valamu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Filemu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Valimu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Welimu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wilemu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Felimu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Welamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volimu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Velemu
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