Waniu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Waniu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waniu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Waniu (37) may also be a first name.

Waniu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waniu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waniu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Waniu are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 37 people.

The last name Waniu is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,848,325. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Muranga County, where 75 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 8 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Waniu occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and Thailand, where 15 percent reside.

Waniu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wainiu91194/
Wanjiu912/
Waniua911/
Waniux911/
Wanaiyu831/
Wagnius831/
Wanyu801,127/
Wanju80101/
Vaniu8074/
Wanhu8045/
Baniu8031/
Wagnu803/
Weniu801/
Wangaiju771/
Wanjau739,986/
Wanyou731,134/
Wanhou73145/
Wangnu7382/
Wanyui7367/
Vanius7351/
Wanyua7347/
Wagnou7343/
Baniou7338/
Wanjuu7320/
Wanyuy7318/
Wanjui7318/
Hwanhu7317/
Watnyu7317/
Wanjuh7314/
Wenieu7312/
Vanniu7310/
Huaniu739/
Wainyu736/
Wanhui735/
Whanhu734/
Weanyu734/
Banițu734/
Wanjou733/
Wanyuh732/
Vanieu731/
Vaniou731/
Wanjhu731/
Wainju731/
Bainiu731/
Baniju731/
Banjiu731/
Wanhau731/
Wanjus731/
Banihu731/
Baniuh731/
Wagnut730/
Vainius67234/
Wangnut6736/
Wangnui6732/
Wounieu6714/
Banihou6712/
Wagneux6711/
Wannyuy679/
Weinius677/
Vannieu675/
Banoihu673/
Vanhieu673/
Wangnou673/
Wangnuu672/
Wanjuhe671/
Wainhou671/
Wainjou671/
Vanhius671/
Vanneiu671/
Whanyou671/
Wainjuh671/
Vainiuš671/
Vanhiua671/
Wanégou671/
Whannhu671/
Wangnuh671/
Hwanyud671/
Wanjush671/

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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 Waniu
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