Vellu Surname

474,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Vellu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vellu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia3271:90,1966,297
India2571:2,984,69089,613
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England51:11,143,612252,590
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Vellu (378) may also be a first name.

Vellu Last Name Facts

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

Vellu (Hindi: वेल्लू, Marathi: वेलु, Russian: Веллу) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vellu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 474,151st most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 10,322,303 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Vellu are found; 49 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 46 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 446,161st most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 378 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 327 people, or 1 in 90,196. In Malaysia Vellu is primarily found in: Selangor, where 33 percent reside, Perak, where 16 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent reside.

Vellu Last Name Statistics demography

Vellu earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $51,062 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vellut91193/
Vellou91102/
Velluz9164/
Vellau9112/
Velleu916/
Vellgu913/
Veellu913/
Vellus912/
Velleux8341/
Vellaud838/
Bellu802,683/
Villu8058/
Wellu8027/
Vllau806/
Vlluš801/
Velló801/
Vlu7510/
Bellou731,905/
Bellus73917/
Belluz73820/
Bellut73512/
Velloo73270/
Bellau73221/
Fellus73184/
Villau7393/
Belliu7389/
Belluš7388/
Belleu7360/
Fellau7337/
Villup7331/
Villou7317/
Villus7315/
Villud738/
Wellou738/
Bhellu737/
Villuz737/
Fellou736/
Bellup733/
Villeu732/
Vyllud732/
Felluu731/
Bellud731/
Bellui731/
Boellu731/
Vülluz731/
Felluh731/
Bellout676,299/
Fellous674,838/
Fellouh672,790/
Belleus67979/
Bellouz67958/
Bellaud67384/
Huellou67160/
Bellush67105/
Villaud6797/
Belleux6793/
Bellous6790/
Vlou6730/
Bellaus6729/
Villuis6726/
Fiellou6724/
Bellusz6724/
Villius6720/
Villoud6720/
Belluch6717/
Villuth6717/
Belleut6715/
Villauz6713/
Belliau6711/
Belloud6710/
Felluss679/
Belloux679/
Villoup679/
Villeux678/
Mpellou677/
Vlau676/
Villaut676/
Fiellau675/
Villous675/
Vyllyud675/
Bellahu674/
Bllu673/
Villaus673/
Bellius672/
Bellouh672/
Bellaut672/
Belludt672/
Belliui671/
Vlui671/
Welleus671/
Viollau671/
Villeus671/
Villout671/
Villoux671/
Felliau671/
Felloux671/
Belhlau671/
Belluis671/
Belhlou671/
Phelleu671/
Vluu671/
Vlux671/
Vlhu671/
Wllu671/
Fllu671/
Bellguh670/
Fellouz670/

Vellu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vellu in the Marathi language
वेलुvelu83.33
वेलूvelu16.67
Vellu in the Hindi language
वेल्लूvellu50
वेल्लुvellu50
Vellu in the Russian language
Веллуvellu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vellu
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