Vélu Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Vélu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
The alternate forms: Velu (11,095) are calculated separately.
Vélu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vélu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vélu occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Velu. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vélu.
How Common Is The Last Name Vélu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Vélu occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Vélu reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
Vélu is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 16,605,680. In France Vélu is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 75 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 25 percent are found. Apart from France it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 33 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velu | 92 | 11,095 | / |
| Vélut | 89 | 10 | / |
| Vélius | 80 | 1 | / |
| Valu | 75 | 3,566 | / |
| Vilu | 75 | 540 | / |
| Volu | 75 | 227 | / |
| Vălu | 75 | 195 | / |
| Võlu | 75 | 19 | / |
| Vylu | 75 | 11 | / |
| Vjlu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bélu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vîlu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Veliu | 67 | 6,002 | / |
| Veluz | 67 | 4,403 | / |
| Vallu | 67 | 4,320 | / |
| Vilus | 67 | 1,708 | / |
| Vilau | 67 | 1,178 | / |
| Volau | 67 | 954 | / |
| Velou | 67 | 845 | / |
| Velut | 67 | 614 | / |
| Valau | 67 | 543 | / |
| Valuy | 67 | 442 | / |
| Vollu | 67 | 331 | / |
| Velgu | 67 | 190 | / |
| Valeu | 67 | 183 | / |
| Valui | 67 | 126 | / |
| Valiu | 67 | 95 | / |
| Veelu | 67 | 90 | / |
| Velus | 67 | 88 | / |
| Vailu | 67 | 77 | / |
| Velau | 67 | 61 | / |
| Vilou | 67 | 58 | / |
| Vilhu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Velud | 67 | 48 | / |
| Vileu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Voluy | 67 | 29 | / |
| Vilut | 67 | 24 | / |
| Volui | 67 | 23 | / |
| Valuh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Viluz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Velux | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vylup | 67 | 14 | / |
| Velyu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vaylu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vaalu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vitlu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vealu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bélud | 67 | 5 | / |
| Velhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bélus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vetlu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Viluu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vylud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vilup | 67 | 3 | / |
| Valhu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vilui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vhelu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Féliu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Violu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Velui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Veilu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Veslu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vylhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vylus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veluh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veluy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bélou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veluu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voliu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vislu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vohlu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voluh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bélut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Félus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Vélu
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