Wasilu Surname
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Wasilu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 346 | 1:511,973 | 25,378 |
| Indonesia | 71 | 1:1,862,665 | 118,960 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
Wasilu (810) may also be a first name.
Wasilu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasilu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wasilu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wasilu.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasilu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 679,794th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Wasilu reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wasilu is also the 287,241st most numerous first name world-wide, held by 810 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 511,973. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 46 percent live, Jigawa, where 38 percent live and Sokoto, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Wasilu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasilus | 92 | 40 | / |
| Wasiliu | 92 | 22 | / |
| Washilu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Wasiluh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wassilus | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wassiliu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wasilous | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wassilou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wassilux | 86 | 1 | / |
| Basilu | 83 | 129 | / |
| Wajilu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wazilu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Vasilu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wagilu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wasylu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vasiliu | 77 | 10,766 | / |
| Basileu | 77 | 256 | / |
| Vasilou | 77 | 195 | / |
| Vasilut | 77 | 150 | / |
| Waselus | 77 | 65 | / |
| Vasiluț | 77 | 48 | / |
| Bashilu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Wasylus | 77 | 7 | / |
| Basiliu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vasilau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vasilui | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wosilus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Waijelu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vasileu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waselau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Basilau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vashilu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wachilu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Basilou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bassilou | 71 | 159 | / |
| Waselius | 71 | 75 | / |
| Vasilius | 71 | 46 | / |
| Vasilyus | 71 | 45 | / |
| Vassiliu | 71 | 44 | / |
| Wossilus | 71 | 37 | / |
| Vassilou | 71 | 24 | / |
| Wosilius | 71 | 23 | / |
| Vasiluth | 71 | 14 | / |
| Waseluch | 71 | 7 | / |
| Vasileou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bassiliu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vasiliut | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vassileu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bassileu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vasileus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basailhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasealou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vassilìu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vasziliu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vasilaut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bashailu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bashilou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vesilu | 67 | 51 | / |
| Bagilu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bassilouh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wassélius | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bazilu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vasiliutė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasselius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wazelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaselu | 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 Wasilu
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