Waliu Surname
Approximately 3,034 people bear this surname
Waliu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,917 | 1:60,728 | 4,515 |
| Papua New Guinea | 92 | 1:88,627 | 11,768 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Waliu (15,556) may also be a first name.
Waliu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waliu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waliu (Hindi: वालीु) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waliu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waliu is the 146,197th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,401,960 people. Waliu occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Waliu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 45,234th most commonly used forename globally, held by 15,556 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,917 people, or 1 in 60,728. In Nigeria Waliu is most frequent in: Oyo, where 36 percent live, Osun, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waliu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waliu in the Hindi language | ||
| वालीु | valiu | - |
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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 Waliu
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