Who Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Singapore

Who Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Who Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Who (518) may also be a first name.

Who Last Name Facts

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

The last name Who is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Who? popularity and diffusion

The last name Who is the 1,907,068th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Who reside; 52 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 371,231st most commonly held forename on earth, held by 518 people.

It is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 2,559,417. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 93 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 3 percent live and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whoo8613/
Whoy8611/
Whou867/
Whoa864/
Whoi862/
Whuo862/
Wwho861/
Wkho861/
Whot861/
Whho861/
Wo807,678/
Wuhou7570/
Wchoa7554/
Wouho7512/
Whoit752/
Whozp751/
Whost751/
Whosh751/
Whott751/
Whoch750/
Huo671,090,410/
Wah67241,166/
Woo6755,593/
Wuo673,077/
Woy671,627/
Woi671,299/
Woh67907/
Wou67599/
Wha67379/
Woa67291/
Hwo6759/
Woj6730/
Wouhou6722/
Vho6722/
Whoosh6715/
Hvo6711/
Hbo6710/
Woš679/
Vwo675/
Whooie673/
Woï673/
Wwo673/
Whoods672/
Wahová672/
Whochh671/

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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 Who
  • 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