Vuyu Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Vuyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vuyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Vuyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vuyu has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vuyu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,543,123rd most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Vuyu are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 716,175. In Cameroon Vuyu is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 66 percent live and Littoral Region, where 34 percent live. Other than Cameroon Vuyu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent live and Liberia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vuyuh8912/
Vuyyu893/
Vuyou892/
Vuyus891/
Vyu866/
Vouyou801/
Buyu751,000/
Wuyu75376/
Veyu75145/
Vuiu7544/
Fuyu7535/
Vuju7512/
Voyu754/
Vuhu754/
Vuțu754/
Veuu751/
Vwyu751/
Vyud751/
Viuu751/
Vyuz751/
Vyus751/
Vyuh751/
Vuyauts731/
Vouyoux731/
Vajyu67253/
Wuyou67235/
Vuhuy67182/
Vuhuu67113/
Buyut6757/
Mpuyu6756/
Vyust6756/
Buyau6724/
Fuyou6720/
Buyuh6719/
Veyuh6718/
Vyuha6710/
Buyou675/
Vujju674/
Phuyu674/
Huoyu674/
Bouyu673/
Buyus672/
Fuyui672/
Vujeu672/
Voiyu671/
Fuyuy671/
Vujuć671/
Buiyu671/
Bhuyu671/
Vujus671/
Vieuu671/
Wuyau671/
Vuțiu671/
Buyuy671/
Fuuyu671/
Pfuyu671/
Vhyua671/
Veyut671/
Vaiyu671/
Veeyu671/

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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 Vuyu
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