Wenu Surname

438,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6571:112,45012,366
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
India251:30,682,615377,978
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wenu (140) may also be a first name.

Wenu Last Name Facts

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

Wenu (Oriya: େୱଣୁ) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 438,351st most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 9,319,112 people. The surname Wenu is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Wenu live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wenu is also the 781,395th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 140 people.

The surname Wenu is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 657 people, or 1 in 112,450. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whenu89565/
Wenou89256/
Wenau8977/
Hwenu8937/
Weinu8912/
Wenhu897/
Weanu894/
Waenu893/
Wennu892/
Wenuh892/
Weynu891/
Weneu891/
Wehnau80116/
Wenhui80102/
Weinau8023/
Whenou8018/
Wenhou805/
Wheanu802/
Hwenou802/
Wengou802/
Wenhau801/
Wennou801/
Weinuh801/
Wehnus800/
Wehnut800/
Wesnus800/
Benu7520,590/
Venu7510,423/
Wanu751,438/
Winu75456/
Wonu75226/
Uenu751/
Wjnu751/
Weinhut7316/
Hhwengu738/
Weinaus738/
Whennou733/
Weinaud730/
Weinuch730/
Weahnus730/
Wheneus730/
Weisnut730/
Venus6714,570/
Beanu672,881/
Benou67980/
Benau67378/
Wannu67357/
Venuh67170/
Winau67105/
Wanuh67104/
Vengu6791/
Beenu6784/
Wanau6781/
Veneu6781/
Venou6775/
Wainu6761/
Huenu6752/
Wanhu6745/
Benui6742/
Veenu6741/
Wineu6733/
Venuz6733/
Benhu6718/
Beneu6717/
Whanu6717/
Wonau6713/
Wanui6710/
Winou6710/
Venut679/
Veinu678/
Woinu678/
Venau677/
Weinausz677/
Benuy677/
Vejnu675/
Veunu675/
Wonnu674/
Winnu674/
Veanu673/
Vegnu673/
Weinhous673/
Hwanu673/
Wahnu673/
Benuj673/
Venuß673/
Vehnu673/
Vhenu672/
Vienu672/
Venui672/
Venux672/
Uenou672/
Wetinnou672/
Hvenu671/
Wajnu671/
Weinhuus671/
Venuu671/
Uhenu671/
Venud671/
Waanu671/
Witennou671/
Woneu671/
Beynu671/
Venuy671/
Wonuh671/
Uenus671/
Venup670/
Weynouth670/

Wenu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wenu in the Oriya language
େୱଣୁewanu81.82
େୱନୁewanu18.18

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Footnotes

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