Wordu Surname

269,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wordu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wordu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4271:124,1368,147
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
England11:55,718,059489,080

Wordu (36) may also be a first name.

Wordu Last Name Facts

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

Wordu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wordu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wordu is the 269,054th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,025,894 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wordu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 36 people.

The surname Wordu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,427 people, or 1 in 124,136. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 92 percent are found, Cross River, where 2 percent are found and Enugu, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.

Wordu Last Name Statistics demography

Wordu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.88% less than the national average, earning $29,391 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wordui91351/
Wordou9119/
Wordus919/
Worduh911/
Whordu911/
Wourdou832/
Bordu8077/
Wardu8055/
Werdu8013/
Wurdu801/
Worddoud771/
Wordhust770/
Wordhaus770/
Bordeu73170/
Bordui73157/
Bourdu73121/
Wardou7367/
Vordou7365/
Bordau7316/
Bordou7311/
Wardut739/
Borduy737/
Wordoe736/
Wardau735/
Borduh732/
Wardud731/
Werdou731/
Wardup731/
Vordus730/
Bourdou67247/
Bourdeu67195/
Bourdau672/
Warduch671/
Vordeuh671/
Warduis671/
Boordhu671/
Bordhou671/

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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 Wordu
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