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
Vaiwa (Hindi: वैवा) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Vaiwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Vaiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,465,390th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Vaiwa reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 698,971st most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 171 people.
The surname Vaiwa is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 171,645. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 88 percent are found, North Region, where 12 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 8 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
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
- 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 Vaiwa
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