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

Wosu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wosu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 110,820th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,738,027 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wosu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wosu is also the 962,660th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 97 people.

Wosu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,025 people, or 1 in 44,011. In Nigeria Wosu is most numerous in: Rivers, where 90 percent reside, Abia, where 3 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

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 political 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
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  • 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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