Wiu Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Wiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Wiu (40) may also be a first name.

Wiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiu occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,755,741st most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Wiu live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 40 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 2,003,776. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Papua, where 44 percent live, Southeast Sulawesi, where 39 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 11 percent live. Other than Indonesia Wiu exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Wiu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiu surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Wiu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.49% more than the national average, earning $66,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieu864,495/
Whiu86180/
Wiou8680/
Wihu8653/
Wiju867/
Wuiu864/
Wiuz864/
Wiux861/
Wiua861/
Wiue861/
Wiuh861/
Waiyu75436/
Waiju7577/
Weiyu7567/
Weihu7518/
Weiou7510/
Weiju759/
Wujiu753/
Wojiu752/
Wayiu752/
Woihu751/
Wihau751/
Wiuie751/
Wiuyi751/
Waaiu751/
Wieuh751/
Wihou751/
Wiuss751/
Wiupf751/
Wijou751/
Biu675,509/
Uiu671,458/
Viu671,452/
Wuiyue6783/
Woiyue6735/
Weihui6713/
Wju678/
Weiyue677/
Wyu674/
Weihou672/
Wagiou671/
Weijui671/
Waiyue671/
Waijyu671/
Waiyut671/

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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 Wiu
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