Vwavwa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Vwavwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Vwavwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Vwavwa Demographics

Vwavwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Vwavwa Last Name Facts

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

Vwavwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vwavwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vwavwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Vwavwa is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 82 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 9 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 9 percent are found.

Vwavwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Vavva73135/
Wabwa7348/
Vavua7328/
Wafwa737/
Wawba733/
Wavva732/
Wabva731/
Wawwa731/
Vavvas67317/
Vuavua6727/
Wabhwa671/
Wawhwa671/
Vaivua671/
Wayvua671/
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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 Vwavwa
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