Wahiu Surname
Approximately 563 people bear this surname
Wahiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 433 | 1:106,651 | 9,185 |
| Indonesia | 126 | 1:1,049,597 | 76,344 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wahiu (90) may also be a first name.
Wahiu Demographics
Wahiu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wahiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wahiu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahiu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 562,869th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 12,944,131 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 widely held first name on earth It is held by 90 people.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 433 people, or 1 in 106,651. In Kenya Wahiu is most common in: Kiambu County, where 32 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 24 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 22 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
Wahiu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Wahiu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahu | 89 | 5,861 | / |
| Waiu | 89 | 441 | / |
| Wahyu | 80 | 32,046 | / |
| Wahei | 80 | 323 | / |
| Wahji | 80 | 313 | / |
| Wahju | 80 | 196 | / |
| Wahia | 80 | 170 | / |
| Wahai | 80 | 160 | / |
| Wahyi | 80 | 132 | / |
| Waihi | 80 | 118 | / |
| Wahio | 80 | 63 | / |
| Waiut | 80 | 25 | / |
| Wahau | 80 | 16 | / |
| Wayhu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wahii | 80 | 8 | / |
| Waihu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wahij | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wahiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waiou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wai | 75 | 407,920 | / |
| Wau | 75 | 8,574 | / |
| Wahayu | 73 | 369 | / |
| Wahoue | 73 | 38 | / |
| Wahyuh | 73 | 15 | / |
| Wahaji | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wahiah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Waiuud | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wahaia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wahais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuahio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahjud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayhie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waihie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weah | 67 | 31,589 | / |
| Waji | 67 | 6,290 | / |
| Wayi | 67 | 2,922 | / |
| Wayu | 67 | 1,756 | / |
| Baiu | 67 | 1,508 | / |
| Waia | 67 | 1,159 | / |
| Vahu | 67 | 1,065 | / |
| Waii | 67 | 900 | / |
| Wahy | 67 | 424 | / |
| Waju | 67 | 386 | / |
| Hwai | 67 | 309 | / |
| Waie | 67 | 276 | / |
| Wayh | 67 | 216 | / |
| Waij | 67 | 166 | / |
| Waiß | 67 | 133 | / |
| Waai | 67 | 100 | / |
| Waio | 67 | 75 | / |
| Vaiu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Wohu | 67 | 62 | / |
| Whui | 67 | 55 | / |
| Whai | 67 | 52 | / |
| Whei | 67 | 45 | / |
| Waih | 67 | 34 | / |
| Waue | 67 | 31 | / |
| Waiy | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wauu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wwai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wahaish | 67 | 7 | / |
| Whou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wauh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hwau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wajh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uaiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahajid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| W'Ai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahyudh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wgai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheu | 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
- 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 Wahiu
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