Velum Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Maldives

Velum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India721:10,653,686201,049
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Velum (35) may also be a first name.

Velum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velum (Marathi: वेळुम) is most common in India. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Velum.

How Common Is The Last Name Velum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,136,387th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. Velum is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Velum are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Velum is also the 1,744,716th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname Velum is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 10,653,686. In India Velum is most numerous in: Telangana, where 82 percent are found, Gujarat, where 8 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent are found. Excluding India Velum is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and Hungary, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veslum9167/
Veluum916/
Velhum913/
Velium911/
Belum80483/
Valum80303/
Volum8023/
Welum8014/
Vilum808/
Velun804/
Veggilum771/
Belgum73579/
Beloum73324/
Vollum73237/
Velhun73195/
Velund7383/
Vallum7364/
Vilyum7347/
Behlum7342/
Bealum7332/
Velgun7332/
Belium7327/
Valaum7322/
Beilum7314/
Valhum7310/
Vilhum7310/
Feilum738/
Beluum737/
Volyum737/
Welaum737/
Bejlum736/
Vilume733/
Weilum732/
Vilium732/
Valoum731/
Valumm731/
Uelium731/
Feloum731/
Belaum731/
Felume731/
Volium731/
Belume731/
Bhelum731/
Beleum731/
Whelum731/
Vuelun731/
Veluun731/
Vejlun731/
Belhoum672,346/
Bealoum67412/
Belgaum67155/
Hvillum67142/
Whellum6797/
Belgoum6784/
Beloume6751/
Phetlum6716/
Felusme6713/
Bhelume676/
Velutin674/
Veluhyn673/
Vejlund672/
Behlium672/
Belumhe671/
Valleum671/
Valloum671/
Veloune671/
Valluum671/
Vilaume671/
Vaïloum671/
Behloum671/
Beyloum671/
Veluine671/
Phelium670/
Wheelum670/
Veluten670/

Velum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velum in the Marathi language
वेळुमveluma50
वेलुमveluma50

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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 Velum
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