Wilu Surname

384,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 925 people bear this surname

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

Wilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8621:85,7079,810
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wilu (113) may also be a first name.

Wilu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilu is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 384,325th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 7,878,428 people. The last name Wilu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wilu reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 881,625th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 113 people.

The last name Wilu is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 862 people, or 1 in 85,707. Outside of The DR Congo Wilu is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Wilu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wilu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wilu last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilu Last Name Statistics demography

Wilu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.27% more than the national average, earning $68,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wailu89331/
Willu89192/
Wiluś89186/
Wilou8956/
Weilu8952/
Wilau8914/
Wilui892/
Wileu892/
Wielu891/
Wilux890/
Wailou80516/
Weiliu8074/
Wailau8053/
Woilou8036/
Weilau8033/
Willau8029/
Wiluth8018/
Wielau8018/
Wilhau8013/
Wilhus808/
Witlou806/
Willou804/
Wislau803/
Woilau803/
Williu801/
Wilous801/
Wiluss801/
Wileut801/
Wilhou801/
Weileu801/
Weilou801/
Wiluch801/
Wislou801/
Waillu801/
Willuy801/
Wailui801/
Wailuy801/
Wilhut800/
Wilouh800/
Whilus800/
Wilaut800/
Willeu800/
Welu752,229/
Bilu751,634/
Wulu751,599/
Vilu75540/
Woillou7342/
Whitlau7341/
Wilhaus7325/
Wislaut7321/
Wailehu7320/
Wislaud739/
Wislous736/
Wiliusz735/
Whitlou734/
Waillou734/
Wilhout732/
Woislau731/
Wiehlau731/
Willyau731/
Williau731/
Waillui731/
Wilhous730/
Wilhuis730/
Weilupp730/
Bilau671,999/
Vilus671,708/
Builu671,426/
Vilau671,178/
Wuliu67876/
Bilui67791/
Biliu67541/
Bileu67449/
Bilou67426/
Bailu67250/
Wuilloud67109/
Wislauth67103/
Vailu6777/
Vilou6758/
Vilhu6750/
Welau6738/
Wiloe6737/
Vileu6729/
Wellu6727/
Welou6726/
Vilut6724/
Viluz6717/
Boilu6716/
Wulau6716/
Huilu6713/
Biluy6711/
Vitlu6710/
Wullu6710/
Beilu675/
Wuillaud674/
Viluu673/
Wylau673/
Vilup673/
Witellus673/
Uilou672/
Vilui672/
Weitlaus672/
Weilleux672/
Bilhu672/
Whulu672/
Weliu672/
Wilho672/
Violu672/
Veilu672/
Wului671/
Weitlaup671/
Vislu671/
Uihlu671/
Wuluy671/
Uhilu671/
Weitleou671/
Wgelu671/
Wailllou671/
Wiloo671/
Weislaus671/
Weleu671/
Wilhauss670/

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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 Wilu
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