Wafawafa Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Wafawafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wafawafa (26) may also be a first name.
Wafawafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafawafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wafawafa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Wafawafa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafawafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wafawafa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 26 people.
It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 367,577. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 55 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 29 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe Wafawafa is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live.
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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 Wafawafa
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