Whu Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Whu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1051:302,70611,321
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Whu (15) may also be a first name.

Whu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whu is found most frequently in Peru. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,453,389th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Whu live; 73 percent live in South America and 71 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 15 people.

The surname Whu is most commonly used in Peru, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 302,706. In Peru it is primarily found in: Lima Province, where 77 percent live, Áncash Region, where 9 percent live and Lambayeque Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Peru it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Spain, where 4 percent live.

Whu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whu surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whu earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,619 per year and in United States they earn 22.69% more than the national average, earning $52,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahu865,861/
Wohu8662/
Whui8655/
Whou867/
Whau864/
Vwhu862/
Wwhu862/
Whuy861/
Whup861/
Wheu861/
Whud861/
Wchu861/
Whus860/
Wu8035,112,871/
Wuhou7570/
Wahau7516/
Whhuy751/
Whauz750/
Wau678,574/
Wui671,191/
Weu67807/
Wou67599/
Hwu67516/
Wuu67298/
Wuy67114/
Wuh6778/
Vhu6767/
Wuj6764/
Wgu6742/
Hvu6739/
Wouhou6722/
Hbu6717/
Wju678/
Wwu677/
Whuitt673/
Vwu673/
Whhjuj671/
Wchouy671/
Whuitz671/

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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 Whu
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