Wehu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Wehu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Wehu (16) may also be a first name.

Wehu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wehu is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehu? popularity and diffusion

Wehu is the 5,057,639th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Wehu live; 73 percent live in Oceania Islands and 73 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wehu is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

Wehu is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Wehu is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehus89234/
Weihu8918/
Wehou898/
Wehau891/
Wehaus8042/
Wehust8023/
Weihui8013/
Weihou802/
Wehjuu801/
Wehuis801/
Wieu754,495/
Whiu75180/
Weju75102/
Wihu7553/
Weyu7523/
Vehu758/
Weou755/
Weeu752/
Wyhu751/
Wueu751/
Woeu751/
Weuu751/
Whyu751/
Wouehou731/
Weihous731/
Wehoust730/
Behou671,427/
Wahou67192/
Wohou67181/
Vehus67111/
Weiyu6767/
Hweju6755/
Beyhu6736/
Wejju6713/
Behyu6712/
Waeau6711/
Weiou6710/
Weiju679/
Wahuh676/
Behuň674/
Wajhu673/
Behui673/
Vehou673/
Weyui672/
Wahuu672/
Wieuh671/
Wihou671/
Wihau671/
Wjeux671/
Weihhaus671/
Waheu671/
Woheu671/
Woihu671/
Wehoe671/
Wa'hu671/
Woeuh671/
Wheju671/
Uhehu671/
Vehut670/

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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 Wehu
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