Wartu Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wartu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wartu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wartu (51) may also be a first name.

Wartu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wartu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wartu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,460,878th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. Wartu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Wartu are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequent given name in the world, borne by 51 people.

The surname Wartu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 97 percent reside and Kaduna, where 3 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 38 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wartou9113/
Wartau911/
Waartu911/
Warthou8317/
Wartuch831/
Warthus830/
Bartu801,862/
Wertu8020/
Vartu805/
Wortu802/
Wartusch77109/
Warthout771/
Bartau7378/
Barthu7371/
Bartuș7362/
Bartou7353/
Wortou7326/
Wartoe7315/
Bartui7310/
Vartup739/
Vartus738/
Vartuğ737/
Bartuh737/
Vartou735/
Baurtu734/
Barteu732/
Barttu732/
Wartoo731/
Weirtu731/
Baartu731/
Vartuš731/
Wartão731/
Vartuu731/
Varthu731/
Wertuy730/
Wortus730/
Barthou67380/
Barthau67102/
Warthoe6799/
Bartheu6721/
Baartuu6719/
Weartoe6718/
Wourtou6715/
Worthup672/
Varthui671/
Wortuih671/
Bartauh671/
Vartush671/
Varthou671/
Worteus671/

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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 Wartu
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