Wornu Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Wornu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
Wornu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wornu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wornu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wornu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,061,309th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. Wornu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wornu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria Wornu is most numerous in: Rivers, where 80 percent live, Edo, where 11 percent live and Lagos, where 1 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Ghana, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wornuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wournou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bornu | 80 | 319 | / |
| Warnu | 80 | 29 | / |
| Wernu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Vornu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wurnu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wournouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wornoo | 73 | 426 | / |
| Wernau | 73 | 183 | / |
| Bornau | 73 | 44 | / |
| Bornou | 73 | 35 | / |
| Warnau | 73 | 35 | / |
| Borneu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bornuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Warnou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Warnud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wornhoudt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bournou | 67 | 67 | / |
| Warnusz | 67 | 48 | / |
| Warnaux | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vournou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Warnoux | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vornaus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Warnaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Warngou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vornush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bornhau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wornu
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