Waisu Surname
Approximately 839 people bear this surname
Waisu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 617 | 1:287,103 | 16,148 |
| Papua New Guinea | 185 | 1:44,074 | 5,397 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
Waisu (583) may also be a first name.
Waisu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waisu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waisu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waisu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Waisu is the 415,025th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,685,990 people. Waisu is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Waisu are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Waisu is also the 346,663rd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 583 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 617 people, or 1 in 287,103. In Nigeria Waisu is most prevalent in: Jigawa, where 54 percent live, Kano, where 10 percent live and Kaduna, where 6 percent live. Besides Nigeria Waisu occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.
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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 Waisu
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