Wilawu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wilawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Wilawu Last Name Facts

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

Wilawu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilawu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wilawu is the 4,206,983rd most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wilawu reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

Wilawu is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wulawu831/
Wellawu771/
Wailabu771/
Welawou771/
Wealawu771/
Woilewu771/
Willowu771/
Bilavu67133/
Bilabu6757/
Welewu675/
Vulawu673/
Vilavu671/
Bilabou6260/
Wailevu629/
Bealawu623/
Builowu621/
Welabau621/
Vilawoe621/
Vilavout575/
Vislavus571/
Bailavau571/
Vilavouth531/
Velavu503/
Vulavu502/
Belabu502/
Welevu501/

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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 Wilawu
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