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 surname Vuwai is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Vuwai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vuwai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Vuwai reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Vuwai is primarily concentrated in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 90 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside.
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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