Wacu Surname

308,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wacu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wacu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1611:39,7764,201
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Wacu (302) may also be a first name.

Wacu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wacu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wacu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wacu is the 308,737th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,963,622 people. The surname Wacu is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Wacu live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wacu is also the 506,891st most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 302 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,161 people, or 1 in 39,776. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 46 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 20 percent reside and Muranga County, where 16 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Wacu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wacu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wachu891,877/
Wacuz899/
Wacui896/
Wacup896/
Wacou894/
Wacsu892/
Waceu891/
Wahcu891/
Wacau891/
Waccu890/
Wachou8091/
Wachui8062/
Waicus8041/
Wachau8029/
Wackus8019/
Wacheu8012/
Wascou809/
Waichu802/
Watcui801/
Waycup801/
Watcus801/
Watchu801/
Wachhu801/
Hwachu801/
Wackup800/
Waku757,061/
Bacu751,429/
Vacu75515/
Wazu75447/
Uacu751/
Watchou73223/
Watchus7375/
Watcheu7334/
Waickus7311/
Watchuy737/
Wajckus735/
Waichou731/
Weachui731/
Baciu6736,101/
Wakui6713,647/
Bachu6713,269/
Baicu675,211/
Wakhu672,046/
Wuaku671,888/
Bacou671,179/
Wakou67711/
Baycu67622/
Baccu67517/
Bacau67473/
Waschkau67358/
Wakeu67294/
Vascu67261/
Bacuy67217/
Watsu6786/
Wakau6785/
Vaciu6785/
Vacus6777/
Vacou6777/
Vacut6768/
Bacui6756/
Vachu6750/
Vatcu6747/
Vaşcu6738/
Waucaush6731/
Waiku6728/
Waschkus6723/
Wakku6722/
Wacoo6721/
Waazu6717/
Wauku6715/
Wadzu6712/
Hwaku6712/
Waaku6710/
Waschkut6710/
Wazou679/
Wakuh678/
Watchouy678/
Wazau673/
Wazhu673/
Bacuh673/
Wakuz672/
Waitcust672/
Bagcu671/
Wakuy671/
Baczu671/
Waizu671/
Bahcu671/
Wakuś671/
Wakuu671/
Wazui671/
Wayku671/
Vacuș671/
Vacuy671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wacu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis