Vevu Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
India51:153,413,076951,030
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Vevu (34) may also be a first name.

Vevu Last Name Facts

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

Vevu (Hindi: वेवू, Russian: Веву) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vevu? popularity and diffusion

Vevu is the 3,274,477th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Vevu are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most common first name at a global level, borne by 34 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa Vevu is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent are found, Gauteng, where 9 percent are found and Limpopo, where 5 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vuevu8933/
Veavu8931/
Vevut899/
Vevau897/
Veveu892/
Vevou891/
Vevaud80281/
Vevaux809/
Vehvou805/
Veuveu802/
Veveuh801/
Vievau801/
Vavu754,250/
Bevu75759/
Wevu7571/
Vebu7522/
Vewu7518/
Vivu759/
Vovu754/
Vyvu751/
Veyvaud731/
Veaveuh731/
Bhevu6763/
Vivou6735/
Faveu6735/
Vebui6733/
Mpevu6719/
Vavau6718/
Vivus6715/
Vebuh679/
Vovau678/
Bevuz678/
Beevu675/
Vivut675/
Biveu674/
Vebus673/
Fevus673/
Vempu673/
Vevoo672/
Phevu672/
Wevhu672/
Bevou672/
Bevus672/
Beveu671/
Weuvu671/
Vivau671/
Vebou671/
Veiwu671/
Veewu671/
Vavui671/
Veebu671/
Vaivu671/
Waveu671/
Wevou671/
Wevui671/
Veabu671/

Vevu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vevu in the Hindi language
वेवूvevu-
Vevu in the Russian language
Вевуvevu-

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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 Vevu
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