Waa Surname

384,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Papua New Guinea2051:39,7744,819
Indonesia1471:899,65467,360
Cameroon771:269,72825,950
Iran591:1,301,39954,450
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Waa (3,630) may also be a first name.

Waa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻉ) is most common in Egypt. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waa is the 384,027th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,869,920 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Waa reside; 35 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 35 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Waa is also the 117,282nd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 3,630 people.

The last name Waa is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 301,429. Not including Egypt it is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 16 percent are found.

Waa Last Name Statistics demography

Waa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.51% less than the national average, earning $37,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Waya8617,799/
Waja864,107/
Waha862,549/
Waia861,159/
Waay86282/
Waah86162/
Waai86100/
Wa'a8692/
Wuaa867/
Hwaa866/
Waaa862/
Whaa861/
Waaj861/
Wwaa861/
Wa8019,838/
Waahd751,946/
Wahaj75982/
Wahya75800/
Wajah75739/
Wayah75264/
Waadt75258/
Hwaya75221/
Wahia75170/
Wahai75160/
Wahay75150/
Wahah75104/
Wahja7559/
Waach7556/
Whaya7546/
Woyaa7543/
Wuaya7536/
Wahaa7529/
Waaij7520/
Wahau7516/
Waaaz7512/
Waiha7510/
Waasz7510/
Waash758/
Waaye758/
Waiah757/
Waowa755/
Waasp754/
Waaia754/
Wayha754/
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Waaje753/
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Waadh753/
Waawe752/
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Wa'ai752/
Wayaa752/
Whaja752/
Hwaai751/
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Weyaa751/
Whaha751/
Waats751/
Waads751/
Whaad751/
Weiaa751/
Waiaa751/
Waaha751/
Waaju751/
Waadz751/
Wauja751/
Waaaa751/
Waaat751/
Waatt751/
Waatz751/
Waass750/
Hwaas750/
Wai67407,920/
Wah67241,166/
Way6746,255/
Baa6720,345/
Hwa6719,965/
Wea6710,325/
Wau678,574/
Wua671,908/
Vaa671,806/
Whajah671,254/
Wha67379/
Wahayu67369/
Vwa67304/
Woa67291/
Wahaaj67203/
Waj67183/
Wajach67157/
Uaa6798/
Waß6794/
Wojaya6786/
Wujaya6767/
Wayowa6766/
Wahaya6754/
Wahast6754/
Wahawe6737/
Wahave6722/
Waś6720/
Wahaha6720/
Wahjah6712/
Wahaji6711/
Wayahs6711/
Wwa6710/
Wajaht678/
Wahiah677/
Wahaye676/
Wejaha675/
Wajaha674/
Wyjaya674/
Waï674/
Wahyas674/
Wahaia674/
Waahya674/
Wahyah673/
Waahay673/
Wahass672/
Waiach672/
Wahayo672/
Waya'e672/
Wapowa672/
Wahaje671/
Wazowa671/
Whayad671/
Wahyae671/
Whayah671/
Wuyaya671/
Waiahs671/
Wayach671/
Waš671/
Weyaha671/
Weyaya671/
Whahad671/
Waha'a671/
Wa'aje671/
Waaich671/
Wajahd671/
Wuyaja671/
Wa'ais671/
Wa'ays671/
Wuhaya671/
Wahads671/
Wahais671/
Wahajh671/
Wahajt671/
Waaish671/
Waajih671/
Waasth671/
Hwaaia671/
Hwaaid671/
Waatts670/
Wayaud670/

Waa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻉw-

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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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  • 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 Waa
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