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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Wordu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 269,054th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,025,894 people. The surname Wordu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wordu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 36 people.

The last name Wordu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,427 people, or 1 in 124,136. In Nigeria Wordu is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 92 percent reside, Cross River, where 2 percent reside and Enugu, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Wordu occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.

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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