Wanyu Surname
Approximately 1,127 people bear this surname
Wanyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,028 | 1:20,203 | 2,750 |
| Uganda | 44 | 1:887,256 | 40,445 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Wanyu (85,312) may also be a first name.
Wanyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanyu is most common in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 329,025th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,466,323 people. Wanyu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wanyu live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 11,719th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 85,312 people.
This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,028 people, or 1 in 20,203. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 78 percent live, Southwest Region, where 8 percent live and Centre Region, where 7 percent live. Besides Cameroon it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanyou | 91 | 1,134 | / |
| Wanyui | 91 | 67 | / |
| Wanyua | 91 | 47 | / |
| Wanyuy | 91 | 18 | / |
| Watnyu | 91 | 17 | / |
| Wainyu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Weanyu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Wanyuh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wannyuy | 83 | 9 | / |
| Hwanyud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanaiyu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Whanyou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Banyu | 80 | 336 | / |
| Wanju | 80 | 101 | / |
| Vanyu | 80 | 67 | / |
| Wonyu | 80 | 55 | / |
| Wanhu | 80 | 45 | / |
| Waniu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Wagnu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wannaayu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wanneyou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wanjau | 73 | 9,986 | / |
| Wainiu | 73 | 194 | / |
| Wanhou | 73 | 145 | / |
| Banyuy | 73 | 122 | / |
| Wonyou | 73 | 93 | / |
| Wangnu | 73 | 82 | / |
| Wagnou | 73 | 43 | / |
| Wanjuu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Wanjui | 73 | 18 | / |
| Hwanhu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Wanjuh | 73 | 14 | / |
| Vanuyu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Baneyu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Huanyu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Vhanyu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wanhui | 73 | 5 | / |
| Whanhu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Banhyu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wanjou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Baanyu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Banoyu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wanjiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wanhau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waniux | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanjhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wainju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanjus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weinyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waniua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wagnut | 73 | 0 | / |
| Aiyu | 67 | 656 | / |
| Ayyu | 67 | 325 | / |
| Wangnut | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wangnui | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vanyuha | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bannyuy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ayiu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Auyu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wagneux | 67 | 11 | / |
| Banyuyi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aayu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weinyou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vaynyus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wangnou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Banoyhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vanyuch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wangnuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanégou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainjuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonyouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagnius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banyaau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangnuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whannhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huannyu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wanyu
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