Wuwu Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Wuwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1671:1,060,73544,297
Taiwan991:236,8161,987
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
China81:170,915,1968,932
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wuwu (151) may also be a first name.

Wuwu Last Name Facts

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

Wuwu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wuwu is the 786,896th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Wuwu reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wuwu is also the 749,223rd most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 151 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 1,060,735. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 98 percent reside, Lagos, where 1 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 28 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.

Wuwu Last Name Statistics demography

Wuwu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.38% less than the national average, earning R 68,004 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuwuh89308/
Wauwu8910/
Wuiwu892/
Wouwou8061/
Wauwau8045/
Wuiwui805/
Wuuwuu801/
Hwuwau801/
Wuvu755/
Weubu678/
Wubau671/
Wuibu671/
Woujwouj671/
Buwuh671/
Weuvu671/

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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 Wuwu
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