Velu Surname

46,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Velu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,9001:156,5449,797
Malaysia1,2041:24,4972,209
Sri Lanka1,0961:18,9862,610
United Arab Emirates6791:13,4941,652
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
France5831:113,93317,120
Qatar3341:7,060755
Singapore2951:18,670763
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
Oman2261:16,3181,678
England1031:540,95233,556
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
Australia391:692,19746,687
Belgium221:522,57550,051
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belize11:355,4743,977
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Vélu (9) are calculated separately.

Velu (16,500) may also be a first name.

Velu Last Name Facts

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

Velu (Bengali: ভেলু, Hindi: वेलू, Marathi: वेलु, Oriya: େଭଲୁ, Russian: Велу) is most common in India. It can also be found in the variant forms: Vélu. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Velu is the 46,716th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 656,832 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Velu are found; 54 percent are found in South Asia and 54 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 43,449th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 16,500 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 4,900 people, or 1 in 156,544. In India Velu is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 36 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 11 percent reside. Not including India it is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 11 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 10 percent reside.

Velu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Velu has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 10,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Velu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Velu are 11.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Velu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.44% less than the national average, earning R 141,528 per year; in United States they earn 48.56% more than the national average, earning $64,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $54,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vélu929/
Veliu896,002/
Veluz894,403/
Velou89845/
Velut89614/
Velgu89190/
Veelu8990/
Velus8988/
Velau8961/
Velud8948/
Velux8917/
Velyu8913/
Vealu898/
Vetlu894/
Velhu894/
Velui892/
Vhelu892/
Veilu892/
Veluu891/
Veluh891/
Veluy891/
Veslu891/
Veleu891/
Velhus80365/
Velyut8047/
Velius8041/
Velush8039/
Velaut8014/
Vielau809/
Velous807/
Veylup803/
Veleus803/
Veilou803/
Veluch802/
Vehlud802/
Velahu802/
Velauz802/
Veeliu801/
Veluip801/
Vetlou801/
Vielou801/
Veloux801/
Veluiz801/
Veliau801/
Vehlou801/
Veallu801/
Veileu801/
Veilus800/
Belu755,689/
Valu753,566/
Welu752,229/
Vilu75540/
Felu75249/
Volu75227/
Vălu75195/
Võlu7519/
Vylu7511/
Uelu752/
Vîlu752/
Vjlu752/
Veló751/
Velhush73161/
Velyush7343/
Velyuha7311/
Velhuis7310/
Veslouh732/
Veillux732/
Vetlush731/
Veyleux731/
Velleou731/
Veilleu731/
Veilouh731/
Veslous731/
Velho6716,825/
Feliu678,164/
Vallu674,320/
Belau673,786/
Belhu672,917/
Belyu672,584/
Veloo671,923/
Vilus671,708/
Belus671,653/
Belou671,391/
Vilau671,178/
Volau67954/
Feluś67951/
Valau67543/
Valuy67442/
Feleu67436/
Beliu67349/
Vollu67331/
Felux67288/
Felau67265/
Belui67229/
Valeu67183/
Felus67178/
Veillaud67150/
Beleu67130/
Valui67126/
Belut67122/
Veillaux67122/
Felut6797/
Valiu6795/
Bealu6777/
Vailu6777/
Phelu6777/
Felou6777/
Bhelu6771/
Bielu6764/
Mpelu6760/
Vilou6758/
Weilu6752/
Vilhu6750/
Beslu6748/
Belud6739/
Welau6738/
Beluy6730/
Vileu6729/
Voluy6729/
Welou6726/
Vilut6724/
Volui6723/
Valuh6721/
Betlu6720/
Beluz6720/
Viluz6717/
Vylup6714/
Vaalu6713/
Vaylu6713/
Vitlu6710/
Uhelu6710/
Vélut6710/
Beelu679/
Belux677/
Belgu675/
Feilu675/
Beilu675/
Fetlu674/
Faelu674/
Beluh674/
Veilleuz673/
Viluu673/
Waelu673/
Vilup673/
Vylud673/
Valhu672/
Vilui672/
Veloe672/
Weliu672/
Violu672/
Fejlu671/
Hbelu671/
Feslu671/
Voluh671/
Vohlu671/
Vesillou671/
Veylleux671/
Vislu671/
Velyuich671/
Veillaut671/
Vitellus671/
Wgelu671/
Veilleut671/
Veilloux671/
Voliu671/
Vylus671/
Belup671/
Beluś671/
Beluș671/
Felui671/
Npelu671/
Wielu671/
Weleu671/
Vylhu671/

Velu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velu in the Bengali language
ভেলুbhelu-
Velu in the Oriya language
େଭଲୁebhalu-
Velu in the Hindi language
वेलूvelu58.36
वेलुvelu40.21
वेळूvelu1.42
Velu in the Marathi language
वेलुvelu48.8
वेलूvelu33.62
वेळूvelu9.3
वेळुvelu7.44
वेलvela0.31
एवेलूevelu0.08
Velu in the Russian language
Велуvelu-

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Footnotes

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