Wahiu Surname

562,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wahiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4331:106,6519,185
Indonesia1261:1,049,59776,344
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wahiu (90) may also be a first name.

Wahiu Last Name Facts

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

Wahiu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wahiu is the 562,869th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,944,131 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Wahiu live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wahiu is also the 1,005,046th most widespread first name in the world, held by 90 people.

The last name Wahiu is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 433 people, or 1 in 106,651. In Kenya Wahiu is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 32 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 24 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 22 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Wahiu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wahiu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahu895,861/
Waiu89441/
Wahyu8032,046/
Wahei80323/
Wahji80313/
Wahju80196/
Wahia80170/
Wahai80160/
Wahyi80132/
Waihi80118/
Wahio8063/
Waiut8025/
Wahau8016/
Wayhu808/
Wahii808/
Waihu806/
Wahij804/
Wahiy801/
Waiou801/
Wai75407,920/
Wau758,574/
Wahayu73369/
Wahoue7338/
Wahyuh7315/
Wahaji7311/
Wahiah737/
Waiuud735/
Wahaia734/
Wahais731/
Wuahio731/
Wahjud731/
Wayhie731/
Waihie731/
Weah6731,589/
Waji676,290/
Wayi672,922/
Wayu671,756/
Baiu671,508/
Waia671,159/
Vahu671,065/
Waii67900/
Wahy67424/
Waju67386/
Hwai67309/
Waie67276/
Wayh67216/
Waij67166/
Waiß67133/
Waai67100/
Waio6775/
Vaiu6765/
Wohu6762/
Whui6755/
Whai6752/
Whei6745/
Waih6734/
Waue6731/
Waiy6729/
Wauu6718/
Wwai6712/
Wahaish677/
Whou677/
Wauh677/
Hwau675/
Wajh674/
Whau674/
Vwai672/
Whoi672/
Uaiu671/
Wahajid671/
Wwau671/
W'Ai671/
Wahyudh671/
Wahj671/
Wgai671/
Whuy671/
Wheu671/

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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 Wahiu
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