Wuzu Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wuzu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuzu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Wuzu (72) may also be a first name.

Wuzu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wuzu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wuzu.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuzu? popularity and diffusion

Wuzu is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Wuzu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wuzu are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wuzu is also the 1,143,416th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 72 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 72 percent live, Ogun, where 17 percent live and Nasarawa, where 6 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuzhu89114/
Wuzou8933/
Wuzuh894/
Wuzud894/
Vwuzu892/
Wuuzu891/
Wuzup891/
Wuzhou80386/
Wusu754,952/
Buzu753,960/
Wuju7564/
Vuzu758/
Wizu754/
Wozu751/
Wucu751/
Buzau67208/
Buzeu6767/
Butzu6749/
Wusau6742/
Whusu6739/
Buzhu6736/
Bouzu6726/
Buizu6713/
Buzzu6713/
Wuchu6713/
Wauju6712/
Buzui6711/
Witzu6710/
Wujuh679/
Wucui678/
Buzou676/
Wausu675/
Vuzui673/
Vuzhu673/
Budzu673/
Wuesu673/
Buzuh672/
Wousu672/
Wujju672/
Wutsu672/
Wusui671/
Wusou671/
Wusuu671/
Buczu671/
Wozui671/
Wusup671/
Vwusu671/
Wouju671/
Vuizu671/

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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 Wuzu
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