Volu Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Volu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1061:7,236,466158,262
Papua New Guinea851:95,92612,852
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
France21:33,211,361423,184
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

The alternate forms: Võlu (19) are calculated separately.

Volu (132) may also be a first name.

Volu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volu (Hindi: वोलू, Marathi: वोलू, Oriya: ଭୁଲୁ, Russian: Волу) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Võlu. Click here for other potential spellings of Volu.

How Common Is The Last Name Volu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,085,744th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name Volu is mostly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Volu live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 47 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Volu is also the 807,735th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 132 people.

The surname Volu is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 7,236,466. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 94 percent live, Telangana, where 4 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Other than India this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 37 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Võlu9219/
Volau89954/
Vollu89331/
Volou89277/
Voluz8948/
Volut8937/
Voluy8929/
Volui8923/
Voulu8913/
Volus891/
Volgu891/
Voluh891/
Votlu891/
Vohlu891/
Voolu891/
Voliu891/
Volluz80350/
Vollus8062/
Volout8015/
Volouj805/
Voulou803/
Voleup802/
Volius801/
Volush801/
Volyus801/
Voilau801/
Voloud801/
Vuollu801/
Velu7511,095/
Valu753,566/
Bolu753,049/
Wolu75660/
Vălu75195/
Folu7558/
Vélu759/
Uolu751/
Vâlu751/
Vollaud7325/
Geevolu731/
Volhuis731/
Voslius731/
Voillou731/
Voileux731/
Volouhe731/
Vollius731/
Vouloup731/
Vouloux731/
Voileud730/
Bolus6712,810/
Bolou6712,779/
Bollu6710,877/
Veliu676,002/
Boylu674,365/
Vallu674,320/
Wolou673,171/
Bholu671,993/
Folau67756/
Bolut67567/
Valau67543/
Boleu67502/
Valuj67491/
Boulu67487/
Valuy67442/
Valus67318/
Bolau67277/
Foleu67253/
Valeu67183/
Boğlu67160/
Valou67156/
Mpolu67155/
Valui67126/
Vualu67125/
Folou67125/
Buolu6798/
Boliu6797/
Boolu6796/
Valiu6795/
Valuz6792/
Veelu6790/
Valud6783/
Bolgu6780/
Boslu6780/
Voulhoux6762/
Velau6761/
Folus6758/
Botlu6757/
Woleu6725/
Foluh6724/
Valuh6721/
Woolu6719/
Valux6717/
Boilu6716/
Wuolu6714/
Wollu6714/
Vaalu6713/
Valut6712/
Woulu6712/
Foulu6712/
Woliu6711/
Valgu679/
Vatlu678/
Folui678/
Bolui677/
Valyu677/
Vouholou676/
Vollú675/
Bolud675/
Boluh674/
Pholu674/
Velhu674/
Vwalu674/
Fojlu673/
Boluz673/
Folud673/
Vaulu673/
Valhu672/
Velui672/
Vaslu672/
Valuá672/
Follu672/
Voloo672/
Bojlu671/
Bolyu671/
Fotlu671/
Wolgu671/
Valup671/
Voloe671/
Foluy671/
Vollù671/
Voilloud671/
Veluh671/
Veluy671/
Wolau671/
Bolux671/
Wholu671/
Veleu671/
Foslu670/

Volu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volu in the Hindi language
वोलूvolu-
Volu in the Oriya language
ଭୁଲୁbhulu-
Volu in the Marathi language
वोलूvolu66.67
वोळुvolu33.33
Volu in the Russian language
Волуvolu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Volu
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