Vilău Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Vilău Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Vilău Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2681:74,9178,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Viläu (1) & Vilaú (117) are calculated separately.

Vilău Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vilău is found most in Romania. It can also be found as a variant: Viläu or Vilaú. For other possible spellings of Vilău click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilău? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vilău is the 966,131st most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname Vilău occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vilău are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most prevalent in Romania, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 74,917. In Romania it is most common in: Argeș County, where 16 percent live, Sibiu County, where 16 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent live. Excluding Romania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viläu931/
Vilaú87117/
Viljus7383/
Viloiu7338/
Viléus732/
Vaileou6734/
Vailiou6712/
Vailaau676/
Vailoju673/
Vailyou671/
Vileius671/
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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 Vilău
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