Vaiwa Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Vaiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 121 | 1:171,645 | 18,315 |
| Nepal | 12 | 1:2,373,413 | 8,828 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Vaiwa (171) may also be a first name.
Vaiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vaiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vaiwa (Hindi: वैवा) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vaiwa? popularity and diffusion
Vaiwa is the 1,465,390th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. Vaiwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Vaiwa are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Vaiwa is also the 698,971st most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 171 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 171,645. In Cameroon Vaiwa is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 88 percent reside, North Region, where 12 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 8 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vaiwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vaiwa in the Hindi language | ||
| वैवा | vaiva | - |
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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 Vaiwa
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