Wetu Surname
Approximately 2,570 people bear this surname
Wetu Surname Definition:
Wetu is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: ours! (Belongs to us).
Wetu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,244 | 1:32,923 | 4,102 |
| Indonesia | 200 | 1:661,246 | 51,715 |
| South Africa | 64 | 1:846,527 | 56,162 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Wétu (1) are calculated separately.
Wetu (447) may also be a first name.
Wetu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Wetu is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: ours! (Belongs to us).
Wetu Demographics
Average Wetu Salary in
South Africa
R 122,856
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Wetu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wetu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wetu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Wétu. For other potential spellings of Wetu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wetu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 168,194th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,835,621 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wetu live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wetu is also the 405,268th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 447 people.
It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,244 people, or 1 in 32,923. Without taking into account The DR Congo Wetu is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Wetu Last Name Statistics demography
Wetu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.3% less than the national average, earning R 122,856 per year.
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Footnotes
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