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 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
| 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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