Wanzu Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Wanzu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 114 | 1:342,450 | 22,679 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wanzu (685) may also be a first name.
Wanzu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanzu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanzu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanzu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,428,594th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Wanzu reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 316,139th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 685 people.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 342,450. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 32 percent live, Wakiso District, where 26 percent live and Kampala District, where 11 percent live. Barring Uganda Wanzu exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanzuu | 91 | 362 | / |
| Wanzau | 91 | 71 | / |
| Wantzu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Wanzhu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wanziu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wandzu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wanzus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wanzou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wanzeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wanzuit | 83 | 34 | / |
| Wanzuch | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wanzhou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wandzeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wansu | 80 | 618 | / |
| Wonzu | 80 | 214 | / |
| Banzu | 80 | 131 | / |
| Wanju | 80 | 101 | / |
| Wancu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Uanzu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vanzu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanzuitt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wantzous | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanjau | 73 | 9,986 | / |
| Wanchu | 73 | 334 | / |
| Banzou | 73 | 237 | / |
| Wangiu | 73 | 54 | / |
| Wansou | 73 | 45 | / |
| Whansu | 73 | 36 | / |
| Wansui | 73 | 22 | / |
| Vanzou | 73 | 21 | / |
| Wanjui | 73 | 18 | / |
| Wonzeu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Wanshu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wandju | 73 | 5 | / |
| Banzeu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Vanzut | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wanjou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wantsu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wansau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Banzhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanhsu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Banzuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Banzau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wainju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wancou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanseu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanjus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bainzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanzoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wandjou | 67 | 119 | / |
| Vantzou | 67 | 50 | / |
| Vanzuit | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wandjeu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Whansup | 67 | 30 | / |
| Vanzuyt | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bandzuh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bantzou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wasinsu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whansou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wanssou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wanchou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wansseu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bandzou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waintsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanchhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwansou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huanzhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wondzou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watinju | 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
- 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 Wanzu
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