Waksu Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Waksu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Waksu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1281:1,383,92853,929
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Waksu (16) may also be a first name.

Waksu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waksu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waksu? popularity and diffusion

Waksu is the 1,558,593rd most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Waksu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 16 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 1,383,928. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Plateau, where 54 percent live, Bauchi, where 40 percent live and Nasarawa, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waksou9115/
Vaksu808/
Woksu802/
Wacsu802/
Wakzuh7315/
Baksuh733/
Wagshu732/
Wokseu732/
Bakksu731/
Bakhsuh672/
Bakshsu671/
Watkzus671/
Bakssou671/
Bahksuh671/
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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 Waksu
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