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 is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waav click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waav? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waav is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Waav reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Waav is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Waav is most numerous in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common 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