Wendu Surname

73,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Wendu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wendu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia6,6001:14,7802,065
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
China41:341,830,39216,990
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wendu (1,706) may also be a first name.

Wendu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wendu (Oriya: େୱୁ) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendu? popularity and diffusion

Wendu is the 73,352nd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,085,587 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wendu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 185,987th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,706 people.

It is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 6,600 people, or 1 in 14,780. Aside from Ethiopia this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Wendu Last Name Statistics demography

Wendu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.66% less than the national average, earning R 24,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wendeu91171/
Wendou9112/
Weindu911/
Wndu893/
Wendhut8314/
Wendous832/
Weundeu831/
Bendu8010,103/
Windu801,148/
Vendu80101/
Uendu801/
Wouendeu7756/
Wendhaus7716/
Bendou732,641/
Windau73693/
Waindu73383/
Vendou73143/
Bendau7356/
Windhu7343/
Winduy7310/
Bendhu734/
Windou734/
Benduy733/
Windud733/
Whindu732/
Bendui732/
Wayndu731/
Windeu731/
Vendhu731/
Wendoe731/
Vendeu731/
Benddu731/
Bendeu731/
Winduss67256/
Windhus6715/
Windush6713/
Ouendou6712/
Vendeud6711/
Waindou679/
Bndu678/
Benddou674/
Houendu673/
Ouendeu672/
Bendouh672/
Bendeuh671/
Woindou671/
Vendaus671/
Vendaux670/
Windaux670/

Wendu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wendu in the Oriya language
େୱୁewu-

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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 Wendu
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