Whesu Surname

322,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Whesu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whesu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1251:157,4609,910
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England61:9,286,343223,652
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Whesu (97) may also be a first name.

Whesu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whesu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whesu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 322,477th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,298,657 people. The surname Whesu is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Whesu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Whesu is also the 962,660th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 97 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,125 people, or 1 in 157,460. In Nigeria Whesu is most frequent in: Lagos, where 70 percent are found, Ogun, where 25 percent are found and Oyo, where 2 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Whesu Last Name Statistics demography

Whesu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.06% less than the national average, earning $35,357 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whesou917/
Wheusu911/
Whesus911/
Wesu89623/
Whessou8314/
Whetsut830/
Waesu80200/
Weisu80109/
Weseu8021/
Weasu8017/
Whasu8016/
Huesu8011/
Whosu8010/
Hwesu807/
Wessu807/
Wehsu804/
Wuesu803/
Weshu803/
Wesou802/
Wesiu802/
Wesuh801/
Wesau801/
Wheju801/
Wesuy801/
Whisu801/
Weesu801/
Wiesu801/
Wahsu801/
Wesus800/
Wessou73111/
Wisheu7333/
Waeshu7330/
Weysou733/
Weisou731/
Houesu731/
Wecheu731/
Wesseu731/
Whejuu731/
Wahasu731/
Wessau731/
Wosu674,193/
Wasu673,552/
Besu671,453/
Wiesheu67931/
Vesu67254/
Wisu67153/
Wezu67133/
Wecu67104/
Uesu67104/
Weju67102/
Wexu6784/
Houesou6776/
Huessou6714/
Weissou677/
Wysu675/
Wetcheu673/
Weyssou672/
Hueysau671/
Weusseu671/
Whitsui671/
Wetsuit671/
Wheajuy671/
Houessu671/
Hwessou671/
Whisaut670/

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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 Whesu
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