Names / Vu
Is Vu a first name or a last name?
Vu is a family name (last name). It is mostly a family name in Vietnam.
How to address someone called Vu
- Vietnam. Vu is a family name, but people are addressed by their given name, even formally: the last part of a name written in local order. Do not write Mr. Vu or Ms. Vu.
Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.
Vu by country
People recorded in Wikidata who carry Vu as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (92 in total).
| Country | As family name | As given name | Family name share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 71 | 7 | 91% |
| United States | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| France | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.
Vu in the United States
- As a surname: about 36,179 people in the 2010 census, rank 962 among US surnames.
- As a first name: 764 babies born between 1950 and 2017.
More on this naming tradition: How Vietnamese names work.
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