Velmurugu Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Velmurugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velmurugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Velmurugu (322) may also be a first name.

Velmurugu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Velmurugu occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velmurugu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 739,868th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Velmurugu live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Velmurugu is also the 488,964th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 322 people.

Velmurugu is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Outside of Sri Lanka this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Velmurugu Last Name Statistics demography

Velmurugu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 52.71% more than the national average, earning $75,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velmurgu941/
Velmurugayah764/
Velmurugaiah761/
Valemuruga741/
Velmerig7124/
Velumurgaiah671/

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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 Velmurugu
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