Waava Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Waava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
Waava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waava occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waava? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waava are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda it is most common in: Kamuli District, where 50 percent live, Kampala District, where 13 percent live and Wakiso District, where 13 percent live. Aside from Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in Egypt, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waaava | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wava | 89 | 977 | / |
| Waiva | 80 | 694 | / |
| Waave | 80 | 261 | / |
| Wavai | 80 | 63 | / |
| Vaava | 80 | 52 | / |
| Wabaa | 80 | 48 | / |
| Waawa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wavah | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wayva | 80 | 22 | / |
| Waaba | 80 | 22 | / |
| Baava | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wuava | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wauva | 80 | 5 | / |
| Weava | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wavaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wgava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahbaa | 73 | 400 | / |
| Wahaba | 73 | 386 | / |
| Baavai | 73 | 98 | / |
| Vaavaa | 73 | 66 | / |
| Vahava | 73 | 55 | / |
| Hwavai | 73 | 29 | / |
| Baavaa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Wahave | 73 | 22 | / |
| Waaswa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Wahawa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Waabah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Waaway | 73 | 10 | / |
| Waaver | 73 | 6 | / |
| Waabaa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wabaha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Watvad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waivad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whavai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaavai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuaave | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwavay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaaiva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waa'wa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waawaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waivai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wavaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bava | 67 | 29,430 | / |
| Wawa | 67 | 18,450 | / |
| Vava | 67 | 6,764 | / |
| Weva | 67 | 2,446 | / |
| Waba | 67 | 2,057 | / |
| Wavi | 67 | 792 | / |
| Wave | 67 | 313 | / |
| Wova | 67 | 105 | / |
| Wavo | 67 | 70 | / |
| Wavy | 67 | 32 | / |
| Waabach | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wahawwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wahwaya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahabas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahasua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahaiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahabad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahabah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwavaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaavaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waaiswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainpaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahaabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahabau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahawah | 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
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- 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 Waava
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