Wieu Surname

104,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Wieu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wieu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan4,2271:2,701529
Kenya2541:181,81113,664
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Wieu (199) may also be a first name.

Wieu Last Name Facts

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

Wieu is most common in South Sudan. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wieu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wieu is the 104,405th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,621,256 people. The last name Wieu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wieu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wieu is also the 642,605th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 199 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Sudan, where it is borne by 4,227 people, or 1 in 2,701. Outside of South Sudan this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.

Wieu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wieu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieuh891/
Wiu86109/
Wieaud800/
Bieu754,223/
Vieu751,462/
Whiu75180/
Weju75102/
Wiou7580/
Wihu7553/
Weyu7523/
Wehu7515/
Wiyu7511/
Wiju757/
Weou755/
Wuiu754/
Wiuz754/
Weeu752/
Wyiu752/
Wiua751/
Weuu751/
Wiue751/
Wiuh751/
Wiux751/
Wueu751/
Woujieu731/
Wiehaud731/
Vieau671,097/
Waiyu67436/
Wehus67234/
Vijeu67119/
Waiju6777/
Weiyu6767/
Hweju6755/
Bieou6742/
Weihu6718/
Bieeu6717/
Biheu6716/
Bieau6714/
Wejju6713/
Vieou6711/
Weiou6710/
Weiju679/
Wehou678/
Wujiu673/
Wojiu672/
Vieus672/
Wayiu672/
Wheju671/
Wiuss671/
Wiupf671/
Wiuie671/
Woihu671/
Vieuu671/
Vieut671/
Bijeu671/
Wjeux671/
Wihau671/
Wihou671/
Wihyu671/
Wehau671/
Wijou671/
Wiyua671/
Waaiu671/
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 Wieu
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