Wossenu Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Wossenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wossenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Wossenu (1,746) may also be a first name.

Wossenu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wossenu is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wossenu.

How Common Is The Last Name Wossenu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wossenu is the 2,661,929th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wossenu are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 183,395th most common first name world-wide It is held by 1,746 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Apart from Ethiopia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wosenu922,585/
Wosoenu8616/
Wessenu864/
Wosaenu861/
Wossinou80420/
Wassenou809/
Bossenou801/
Wesenu772,578/
Bosenu7720/
Wosinu7717/
Wasenu7710/
Boussenou758/
Woussinou753/
Wussinu7119/
Boseanu714/
Whesenu713/
Weshenu711/
Bossinou6717/
Wessinou6712/
Vassenou675/
Bousenou673/
Boisenau671/
Wochenou671/
Wousanou671/
Vessenou671/
Wassinou671/
Bassenau670/

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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 Wossenu
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