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Where Does The Last Name Vu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Vu (Hindi: वू, Marathi: वू, Russian: Ву) is found most frequently in Vietnam. It can occur in the variant forms: Vù or Vü. For other potential spellings of Vu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 227^th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,164 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Vu are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Viet-Asia. Vu is also the 1,361^st most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 710,494 people.

The last name Vu is most numerous in Vietnam, where it is held by 2,240,670 people, or 1 in 41. In Vietnam Vu is mostly concentrated in: Red River Delta, where 46 percent live, Southeast, where 14 percent live and Northeast, where 12 percent live. Apart from Vietnam it is found in 110 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Vu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Vu are 3.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.32% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vu earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 13.67% less than the national average, earning 298,757 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning 90,100,700 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 16.04% more than the national average, earning $50,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.23% less than the national average, earning $48,574 CAD per year.