Waluwu Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Uganda

Waluwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Waluwu 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
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777

Waluwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waluwu occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Waluwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Waluwu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,352,516th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Waluwu live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 3,391,005. In Indonesia Waluwu is mostly concentrated in: Riau, where 67 percent are found and North Sumatra, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Waluwu exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 41 percent are found.

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
Waluvu833/
Waliwu832/
Wuoluwu771/
Baluvu67213/
Balubu6748/
Valuvu671/
Balubau622/
Baaluvu621/
Vallubu621/
Vallubhu571/
Baloubou571/
Veluvu5015/
Valivu501/
Uolowu501/
Bolubu501/
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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 Waluwu
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