Waldu Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Waldu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 81 | 1:100,663 | 13,542 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Waldu (40) may also be a first name.
Waldu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waldu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waldu is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waldu? popularity and diffusion
Waldu is the 1,894,523rd most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name Waldu is predominantly found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Waldu reside; 84 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 84 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,614,485th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 40 people.
The surname Waldu is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 100,663. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 93 percent are found, National Capital District, where 4 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 4 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Waldu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Waldu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Waldu surname fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldau | 91 | 1,001 | / |
| Waldou | 91 | 24 | / |
| Waldup | 91 | 3 | / |
| Walldau | 83 | 24 | / |
| Waldoup | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waldaus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wasyldu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waldouh | 83 | 0 | / |
| Woldu | 80 | 52,247 | / |
| Baldu | 80 | 214 | / |
| Valdu | 80 | 42 | / |
| Waldhaus | 77 | 454 | / |
| Waldhous | 77 | 0 | / |
| Baldau | 73 | 269 | / |
| Baldou | 73 | 243 | / |
| Valduz | 73 | 161 | / |
| Balduy | 73 | 24 | / |
| Baldeu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Baldui | 73 | 20 | / |
| Valdus | 73 | 18 | / |
| Valdau | 73 | 17 | / |
| Wouldu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Woldau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Valdou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woldou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wolldu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Valdut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baldhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Balldu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waldoe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waldoo | 73 | 0 | / |
| Valdeus | 67 | 12 | / |
| Baldouh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Valduss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wouldou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Valduiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Valdeuz | 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
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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 Waldu
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