Vuwai Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Vuwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Vuwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vuwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vuwai occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Vuwai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vuwai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Vuwai live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Vuwai is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Vuwai is most frequent in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 90 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 10 percent live. Other than Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vuwa | 89 | 351 | / |
| Vuwi | 89 | 23 | / |
| Fuwai | 80 | 26 | / |
| Vhuwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vuwaa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vauwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vuwih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vuvai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vuhwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vubai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pfuwai | 73 | 209 | / |
| Buwayi | 73 | 112 | / |
| Phuwai | 73 | 51 | / |
| Fuhwai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Vouwie | 73 | 9 | / |
| Fuwayi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Vubayi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wouwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fuwais | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fuwaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vouswi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voubai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buiwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vuvais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuwa | 67 | 7,267 | / |
| Vuba | 67 | 1,006 | / |
| Bouwayi | 67 | 124 | / |
| Vuva | 67 | 80 | / |
| Viwi | 67 | 79 | / |
| Wuwa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Viwa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Pfuwayi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Bouwaii | 67 | 29 | / |
| Vuvi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vuwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vubi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Buwayhi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fuwi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bouwaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vouwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vauvais | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Vuwai
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