Viru Surname
Approximately 1,282 people bear this surname
Viru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 515 | 1:61,717 | 4,827 |
| India | 400 | 1:1,917,663 | 66,666 |
| Colombia | 158 | 1:302,368 | 5,780 |
| Estonia | 92 | 1:14,367 | 2,255 |
| Mexico | 29 | 1:4,280,214 | 27,059 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
The alternate forms: Virú (8) are calculated separately.
Viru (23,764) may also be a first name.
Viru Demographics
Average Viru Salary in
United States
$47,514 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Viru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Viru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Viru (Hindi: वीरू, Marathi: वीरू, Oriya: ବୀରୁତାି, Russian: Виру) is found in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Virú. Click here for other potential spellings of Viru.
How Common Is The Last Name Viru? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 297,301st most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,684,513 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Viru reside; 54 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Andean South America. Viru is also the 33,271st most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 23,764 people.
The last name is most widespread in Peru, where it is carried by 515 people, or 1 in 61,717. In Peru Viru is most common in: Lima Region, where 50 percent are found, Lima Province, where 41 percent are found and Callao Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Peru Viru exists in 30 countries. It is also found in India, where 31 percent are found and Colombia, where 12 percent are found.
Viru Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Viru surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Viru earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 20.5% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,412 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.18% less than the national average, earning $18,801,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 10.12% more than the national average, earning $47,514 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Viru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Viru in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୀରୁତାି | birutai | - |
| Viru in the Marathi language | ||
| वीरू | viru | - |
| Viru in the Hindi language | ||
| वीरू | viru | 77.17 |
| वीरु | viru | 17.08 |
| विरू | viru | 4.98 |
| विरु | viru | 0.64 |
| बीरू | biru | 0.05 |
| वीरु़ | viru | 0.02 |
| बीरु | biru | 0.02 |
| वीर | vira | 0.02 |
| नीरू | niru | 0.02 |
| वीरो | viro | 0.02 |
| Viru in the Russian language | ||
| Виру | viru | - |
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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 Viru
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