Wusu Surname

96,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Wusu Surname User-submission:

The surname Wusu comes from the word wusu, which means 'God' in Mandinga languages, such as Bissa.

Wusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,5101:50,4683,872
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Taiwan3001:78,149791
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
England821:679,48938,951
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
United States481:7,551,228341,161
China131:105,178,5825,529
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Wusu (1,419) may also be a first name.

Wusu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Wusu comes from the word wusu, which means 'God' in Mandinga languages, such as Bissa.

- yseidu1978

Wusu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wusu is found most in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wusu? popularity and diffusion

Wusu is the 96,070th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,471,637 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Wusu live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wusu is also the 207,260th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,419 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,510 people, or 1 in 50,468. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 56 percent reside, Ogun, where 34 percent reside and Anambra, where 3 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 17 percent reside and Taiwan, where 6 percent reside.

Wusu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Wusu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Wusu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning $43,679 USD per year.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wusu
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