Wosu Surname

110,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wosu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wosu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,0251:44,0113,438
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Wosu (97) may also be a first name.

Wosu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wosu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wosu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 110,820th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,738,027 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wosu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 962,660th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 97 people.

The surname Wosu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,025 people, or 1 in 44,011. In Nigeria Wosu is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 90 percent are found, Abia, where 3 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Wosu is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Wosu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wosu surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Wosu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 144.94% more than the national average, earning R 582,060 per year; in United States they earn 36.49% more than the national average, earning $58,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.14% more than the national average, earning $60,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wosau8932/
Whosu8910/
Woshu896/
Wuosu894/
Wosuh894/
Woosu894/
Wotsu893/
Woisu893/
Wossu893/
Wousu892/
Hwosu891/
Wwosu891/
Wosiu891/
Wotshu8062/
Wosseu8017/
Woussu8011/
Wossou806/
Wosuch804/
Woshou802/
Wotseu802/
Woodsu801/
Wousou801/
Wossus801/
Bosu7518,857/
Wusu754,952/
Wasu753,552/
Wesu75623/
Uosu75192/
Woju7530/
Vosu7526/
Wozu751/
Woxu751/
Woussou73242/
Wodshou734/
Woussuh732/
Wousseu731/
Woissou731/
Wasiu6742,559/
Bossu673,877/
Wassu671,361/
Whesu671,157/
Bosau67996/
Boshu67676/
Boseu67569/
Wushu67369/
Waesu67200/
Wasau67156/
Waseu67153/
Bosou6794/
Wasui6778/
Wussu6763/
Wuasu6750/
Bozsu6742/
Wusau6742/
Whusu6739/
Washu6734/
Wuzou6733/
Wodju6728/
Wosoe6728/
Bousu6726/
Boosu6722/
Weseu6721/
Wasou6720/
Whasu6716/
Wasju6713/
Voosu6711/
Vosus6711/
Wasuu6711/
Wajou679/
Vosou679/
Wazou679/
Wessu677/
Hwesu677/
Wuusu677/
Uosuu676/
Waasu675/
Wausu675/
Vodsu674/
Wehsu674/
Wodschou674/
Votsu673/
Boisu673/
Weshu673/
Wuesu673/
Wozeu673/
Bosuj673/
Vousu672/
Wusiu672/
Vosiu672/
Wusou671/
Weesu671/
Uotsu671/
Wesuh671/
Huosu671/
Wusui671/
Wasuz671/
Wusuu671/
Wesau671/
Wesuy671/
Wasuh671/
Vosud671/
Wouju671/
Wojui671/
Vwusu671/
Wahsu671/
Wusup671/
Wozui671/
Wozuz671/

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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 Wosu
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