Whiu Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Whiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1561:29,0285,072
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Whiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whiu occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,272,314th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname Whiu is primarily found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Whiu are found; 98 percent are found in Australasia and 98 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently occurring in New Zealand, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 29,028. In New Zealand it is mostly found in: Northland Region, where 24 percent are found, Auckland Region, where 23 percent are found and Waikato Region, where 17 percent are found. Not including New Zealand this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiu86109/
Wieu754,495/
Huiu75268/
Wiou7580/
Wihu7553/
Wehu7515/
Wiju757/
Wuiu754/
Wiuz754/
Wiue751/
Wiuh751/
Wiua751/
Wiux751/
Whyu751/
Wyhu751/
Hbiu751/
Waiyu67436/
Wehus67234/
Waiju6777/
Weiyu6767/
Weihu6718/
Weiou6710/
Weiju679/
Wehou678/
Wujiu673/
Huihu673/
Wajhu673/
Wayiu672/
Wojiu672/
Woihu671/
Wijou671/
Wiuie671/
Wehau671/
Wihou671/
Wihau671/
Waaiu671/
Wheju671/
Wiuss671/
Wiupf671/
Huhiu671/
Wiuyi671/

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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 Whiu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis