Wanru Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Wanru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Wanru (10,285) may also be a first name.

Wanru Last Name Facts

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

Wanru is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Wanru is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Wanru are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wanru is also the 60,118th most widely held given name on earth It is held by 10,285 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Wanru is mostly found in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Brazil, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanrud918/
Wanrou917/
Wahnrau836/
Banru8020/
Wonru808/
Vanru805/
Wainerou771/
Wannruch770/
Banrou7363/
Banrui7319/
Wamrau736/
Wonrau734/
Waimru733/
Wanroo732/
Huanru731/
Vanrut731/
Wonrou731/
Banruj731/
Vanrup730/
Vanrud730/
Vanrus730/
Wanrooy67251/
Wohnrau6778/
Vanruth6729/
Vanreux674/
Vanroux673/
Vanrouy672/
Huanrui671/
Vainrut671/
Vanruys671/

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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 Wanru
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