Vihu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Vihu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vihu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Vihu (153) may also be a first name.

Vihu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vihu (Hindi: विहू) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vihu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Vihu live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Vihu is also the 743,570th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 153 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 80 percent live and Bihar, where 20 percent live. Beside India it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 14 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vihou89396/
Vijhu891/
Viu861,452/
Viahou802/
Viheue801/
Viehou801/
Vijhau801/
Vihaut801/
Vieu751,462/
Viju751,043/
Viou75452/
Bihu75339/
Vișu7557/
Wihu7553/
Vius7545/
Vuiu7544/
Fihu7519/
Viua7515/
Viup7510/
Vehu758/
Voiu756/
Vhju752/
Vjhu751/
Veiu751/
Viux751/
Viuu751/
Viuz751/
Uihu751/
Viahoud7335/
Vieau671,097/
Vaiju67185/
Vioiu67129/
Vijeu67119/
Vijju67111/
Vehus67111/
Vajhu6750/
Vijud6746/
Viutt6723/
Bihui6719/
Weihu6718/
Biheu6716/
Bihou6715/
Viust6714/
Vieou6711/
Mpihu679/
Vegiu678/
Bihus677/
Bihud676/
Vijau675/
Vyhuz675/
Bihuš675/
Feihu674/
Bihau673/
Huihu673/
Bihuň673/
Vehou673/
Vijou672/
Vijuć672/
Boihu671/
Woihu671/
Vuțiu671/
Wihou671/
Viuts671/
Uihui671/
Bihut671/
Vieuu671/
Biehu671/
Wihau671/
Vhyua671/
Vaiyu671/
Uihuh671/
Vyhup671/
Voiyu671/
Viuhp671/
Vehut670/

Vihu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vihu in the Hindi language
विहूvihu78.95
विहुvihu10.53
वीहूvihu10.53

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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 Vihu
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