Wewanu Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Wewanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wewanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wewanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wewanu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wewanu.
How Common Is The Last Name Wewanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wewanu is the 1,310,135th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name Wewanu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wewanu reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Wewanu is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 432,044. Aside from The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weweanu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wewaunu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wehwanu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wewenu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Wawanu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vewanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wehuanu | 77 | 68 | / |
| Wawanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wewhenu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wovenu | 67 | 646 | / |
| Viwanu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wavenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wibanu | 67 | 0 | / |
| Viwanou | 62 | 410 | / |
| Bibeanu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Viwannu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Wawainu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vebhanu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Wawenau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Waibanu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Veevanus | 57 | 1 | / |
| Viwannou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Viwainou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Beebaanu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bibanu | 50 | 46 | / |
| Bivanu | 50 | 25 | / |
| Vibanu | 50 | 3 | / |
| Vivanu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Vivenu | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Wewanu
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