Warisu Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Warisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Warisu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Warisu (186) may also be a first name.

Warisu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Warisu (Hindi: वरीसू) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Warisu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,007,164th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Warisu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 667,122nd most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 186 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria Warisu is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 25 percent reside, Bauchi, where 24 percent reside and Gombe, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Warisu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wariseu9218/
Waridsu9213/
Warisou925/
Warisut921/
Warishu921/
Warissou864/
Waricu8377/
Warusu8310/
Barisu834/
Varisu832/
Waraissou801/
Bariseu7718/
Waritju777/
Wairicu771/
Varisut771/
Waretsu771/
Warichu771/
Huarisu771/
Barisau771/
Barisuu771/
Varissou7153/
Vareisui7129/
Vhargisu712/
Barissou711/
Warichou711/
Varusu6732/
Wareju6722/
Waritchou678/
Ba'arisau671/
Warichout671/
Varesu671/
Woricu671/

Warisu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Warisu in the Hindi language
वरीसूvarisu-

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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 Warisu
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