Wusu Surname
Approximately 4,952 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,510 | 1:50,468 | 3,872 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| Taiwan | 300 | 1:78,149 | 791 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| England | 82 | 1:679,489 | 38,951 |
| Indonesia | 53 | 1:2,495,268 | 147,726 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
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.
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Wusu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Wusu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wusu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wusu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wusu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wusu is the 96,070th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,471,637 people. The surname Wusu 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. It is also the 207,260th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 1,419 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,510 people, or 1 in 50,468. In Nigeria Wusu is most common in: Lagos, where 56 percent are found, Ogun, where 34 percent are found and Anambra, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 17 percent are found and Taiwan, where 6 percent are found.
Wusu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (95%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Wusu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wushu | 89 | 369 | / |
| Wussu | 89 | 63 | / |
| Wusau | 89 | 42 | / |
| Whusu | 89 | 39 | / |
| Wuusu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Wausu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Wuesu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wusiu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wousu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wusup | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vwusu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wusuu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wusui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wusou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wushou | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wausau | 80 | 20 | / |
| Woussu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wushui | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wussou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Whuesu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Whusui | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wushau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wuishu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wousou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wheusu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wosu | 75 | 4,193 | / |
| Busu | 75 | 4,065 | / |
| Wuxu | 75 | 915 | / |
| Wisu | 75 | 153 | / |
| Vusu | 75 | 142 | / |
| Wuju | 75 | 64 | / |
| Wuzu | 75 | 24 | / |
| Wucu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woussou | 73 | 242 | / |
| Waussou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woussuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wousseu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weusseu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wausaux | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bushu | 67 | 2,236 | / |
| Bussu | 67 | 2,067 | / |
| Busui | 67 | 159 | / |
| Busou | 67 | 125 | / |
| Wuzhu | 67 | 114 | / |
| Bausu | 67 | 107 | / |
| Busau | 67 | 90 | / |
| Busuy | 67 | 62 | / |
| Wisui | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wuzou | 67 | 33 | / |
| Bousu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Buseu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Vhusu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wuchu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wauju | 67 | 12 | / |
| Whosu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wissu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wujuh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wucui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vausu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Buisu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Busuu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Woosu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wuzuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wosuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wuzud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wusoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wossu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vushu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vousu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vwuzu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wujju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vusuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buxsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beusu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwisu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whisu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwosu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuzup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiesu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuuzu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuusu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwosu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wusshaus | 67 | 0 | / |
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- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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