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) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,136,387th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Velum occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Velum live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent forename globally, held by 35 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 10,653,686. In India it is most common in: Telangana, where 82 percent reside, Gujarat, where 8 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent reside. Besides India this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Hungary, where 1 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Velum
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