Walu Surname

91,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Walu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,4651:53,6515,959
DR Congo1,1701:63,1457,472
Papua New Guinea9021:9,040707
Nigeria4291:412,92021,515
India1951:3,933,669107,487
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Walu (3,299) may also be a first name.

Walu Last Name Facts

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

Walu (Hindi: वालु, Oriya: ୱଲୁ, Tibetan: ཝ་ལུ་) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 91,748th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,397,152 people. The surname Walu is primarily found in Asia, where 51 percent of Walu live; 47 percent live in Southeast Asia and 47 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Walu is also the 124,561st most widely held first name globally, borne by 3,299 people.

This last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 2,465 people, or 1 in 53,651. In Indonesia Walu is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 96 percent reside, North Maluku, where 2 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.

Walu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Walu last name is predominantly Christian (66%) in Nigeria.

The amount Walu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.96% less than the national average, earning R 69,012 per year and in United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waliu893,034/
Waluś892,204/
Walou89580/
Wailu89331/
Wallu89266/
Walau89157/
Waluh89118/
Waleu8940/
Walui8937/
Waulu8934/
Waluj8927/
Waalu8914/
Waluy897/
Vwalu894/
Waelu893/
Walhu892/
Walux891/
Waluš891/
Wallau80569/
Wailou80516/
Waluch80253/
Walusz80198/
Wallou80151/
Walgou8056/
Wailau8053/
Walhus8036/
Waylou8035/
Walush8028/
Walyus8012/
Wahlus8010/
Waliau809/
Walhou807/
Wahalu805/
Walliu803/
Walhup802/
Wallux802/
Walahu802/
Walhux802/
Wallui801/
Waluth801/
Wahlui801/
Waylus801/
Whalui801/
Wallup801/
Whealu801/
Waeliu801/
Vwalau801/
Waleue801/
Waleuh801/
Waillu801/
Wailui801/
Wailuy801/
Whalus800/
Balu7526,129/
Valu753,566/
Welu752,229/
Wolu75660/
Ualu7511/
Waló753/
Wallius73342/
Walouch7351/
Wallutt7326/
Walluch7322/
Wailehu7320/
Walhuis7317/
Wallaux7314/
Walusch7312/
Wallauz7311/
Waillou734/
Walhoud732/
Wahalou732/
Wallush731/
Wualgou731/
Waslaud731/
Wahaliu731/
Waylaud731/
Waïllou731/
Whalaud731/
Wallusz731/
Walhaus731/
Waillui731/
Walhuch731/
Wahlust730/
Wallust730/
Walhuus730/
Wahlhut730/
Whealus730/
Balou677,720/
Ballu675,589/
Vallu674,320/
Wolou673,171/
Balau672,954/
Baulu671,216/
Baliu671,005/
Valau67543/
Valuj67491/
Valuy67442/
Baalu67399/
Valus67318/
Bailu67250/
Valeu67183/
Wallusch67157/
Valou67156/
Valui67126/
Vualu67125/
Walho67102/
Valiu6795/
Valuz6792/
Valud6783/
Bealu6777/
Vailu6777/
Balui6774/
Baylu6772/
Baluj6771/
Wallauch6758/
Waloo6752/
Weilu6752/
Baluy6749/
Welau6738/
Wallhult6734/
Wallouch6728/
Woleu6725/
Wallhaus6723/
Wahlhaus6722/
Valuh6721/
Baleu6720/
Woolu6719/
Valux6717/
Wuolu6714/
Wollu6714/
Vaalu6713/
Vaylu6713/
Valut6712/
Woulu6712/
Woliu6711/
Valgu679/
Vatlu678/
Wallhuss678/
Vealu678/
Valyu677/
Walló676/
Hualu676/
Waloe674/
Uallu673/
Vaulu673/
Valhu672/
Vaslu672/
Weliu672/
Valuá672/
Åwallius672/
Wallhuis672/
Balhu671/
Walluish671/
Wolgu671/
Wheatlui671/
Valup671/
Wailllou671/
Wallhous671/
Waalhuis671/
Wolau671/
Baluș671/
Wholu671/
Weleu671/

Walu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walu in the Tibetan language
ཝ་ལུ་walu-
Walu in the Hindi language
वालुvalu-
Walu in the Oriya language
ୱଲୁwalu50
ୱାଲୁwalu50

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