Wiru Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4081:19,9852,097
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Wiru (804) may also be a first name.

Wiru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiru (Hindi: वीरू, Oriya: ୱିରୁ) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wiru is the 666,162nd most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 16,194,546 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Wiru are found; 91 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 91 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 288,491st most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 804 people.

Wiru is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 408 people, or 1 in 19,985. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 72 percent live, Western Highlands, where 12 percent live and Morobe, where 6 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Wiru occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wairu89205/
Wirui8961/
Wirau8937/
Wieru8931/
Wirou8924/
Weiru8920/
Wirud897/
Wiruh891/
Wirhu891/
Woiru891/
Wirgau80411/
Weirup80143/
Wairau80126/
Wiruth8077/
Wairup8039/
Weirud8031/
Weirau8020/
Wairui8018/
Wiruch8015/
Woirou8011/
Wirruh808/
Wairut806/
Wairou804/
Weirui802/
Wiræus802/
Wai'ru801/
Witrou801/
Weiruß801/
Wiraux801/
Weirus800/
Biru7543,377/
Weru757,273/
Viru751,282/
Wuru75461/
Uiru75101/
Wjru751/
Wittrup73701/
Waitreu7347/
Witroux732/
Wairgau731/
Wairuha731/
Waireou731/
Weiraud731/
Withrou730/
Birru6722,109/
Vieru6711,927/
Birou672,163/
Bairu671,898/
Birau671,670/
Virus67271/
Hweru67236/
Virau6784/
Birhu6777/
Vairu6766/
Wayru6764/
Wheru6744/
Werou6737/
Werup6736/
Virou6729/
Beiru6725/
Virud6723/
Virut6713/
Birui6710/
Wurui6710/
Huiru679/
Boiru677/
Wurau676/
Wehru676/
Visru676/
Werru675/
Veiru675/
Buiru675/
Werui674/
Virup674/
Wurru674/
Vitru673/
Werhu673/
Biruj673/
Werud673/
Virux672/
Wweru672/
Bireu672/
Viruz671/
Werau671/
Viruy671/
Wearu671/
Weyru671/
Wgeru671/
Weruu671/
Wergu671/
Weirauth671/
Virgu671/
Wjjru671/
Werux671/
Wiroe671/
Weitraut671/
Wierhauh670/
Wyrus670/
Weihruch670/

Wiru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wiru in the Hindi language
वीरूviru-
Wiru in the Oriya language
ୱିରୁwiru-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiru
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