Velu Surname
Approximately 11,095 people bear this surname
Velu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,900 | 1:156,544 | 9,797 |
| Malaysia | 1,204 | 1:24,497 | 2,209 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,096 | 1:18,986 | 2,610 |
| United Arab Emirates | 679 | 1:13,494 | 1,652 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| France | 583 | 1:113,933 | 17,120 |
| Qatar | 334 | 1:7,060 | 755 |
| Singapore | 295 | 1:18,670 | 763 |
| United States | 249 | 1:1,455,658 | 99,719 |
| Kuwait | 241 | 1:15,771 | 2,101 |
| Oman | 226 | 1:16,318 | 1,678 |
| England | 103 | 1:540,952 | 33,556 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| South Africa | 83 | 1:652,743 | 48,091 |
| Netherlands | 81 | 1:208,484 | 28,519 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Vélu (9) are calculated separately.
Velu (16,500) may also be a first name.
Velu Demographics
Average Male Velu Height
165.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Velu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Velu (Bengali: ভেলু, Hindi: वेलू, Marathi: वेलु, Oriya: େଭଲୁ, Russian: Велу) has its highest incidence in India. It may also appear as a variant: Vélu. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Velu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 46,716th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 656,832 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Velu live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Velu is also the 43,449th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 16,500 people.
Velu is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 4,900 people, or 1 in 156,544. In India Velu is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 36 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account India it is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 11 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 10 percent are found.
Velu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Velu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Velu surname increased 4,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.44% registered to vote for the 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
Velu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velu in the Bengali language | ||
| ভেলু | bhelu | - |
| Velu in the Oriya language | ||
| େଭଲୁ | ebhalu | - |
| Velu in the Hindi language | ||
| वेलू | velu | 58.36 |
| वेलु | velu | 40.21 |
| वेळू | velu | 1.42 |
| Velu in the Marathi language | ||
| वेलु | velu | 48.8 |
| वेलू | velu | 33.62 |
| वेळू | velu | 9.3 |
| वेळु | velu | 7.44 |
| वेल | vela | 0.31 |
| एवेलू | evelu | 0.08 |
| Velu in the Russian language | ||
| Велу | velu | - |
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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
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- 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 Velu
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