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

The last name Wahiu is most common in Kenya. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wahiu.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 562,869th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 12,944,131 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Wahiu are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wahiu is also the 1,005,046th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 90 people.

The last name Wahiu is most frequently used 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 are found, Nyeri County, where 24 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Wahiu exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Wahiu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence 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
  • 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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