Waav Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Waav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Waav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waav Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waav occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waav? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Waav occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Waav are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Waav is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahav | 89 | 27 | / |
| Wav | 86 | 123 | / |
| Baav | 75 | 7,128 | / |
| Waab | 75 | 99 | / |
| Waap | 75 | 62 | / |
| Waiv | 75 | 32 | / |
| Wuav | 75 | 22 | / |
| Weav | 75 | 7 | / |
| Vaav | 75 | 7 | / |
| Waaf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Waaw | 75 | 4 | / |
| Whav | 75 | 3 | / |
| Watv | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waev | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uaav | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wauv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wavd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wavh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wgav | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wahab | 67 | 354,730 | / |
| Vahav | 67 | 1,206 | / |
| Wahap | 67 | 1,206 | / |
| Whaap | 67 | 151 | / |
| Wahaf | 67 | 115 | / |
| Whaab | 67 | 43 | / |
| Waaps | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waasp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wahaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waahb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wahabová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wavwh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vweav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wa'ap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weavs | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Waav
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis