Waiva Surname

480,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Waiva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waiva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6161:119,93413,059
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Waiva (215) may also be a first name.

Waiva Last Name Facts

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

Waiva is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waiva is the 480,521st most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 10,500,787 people. Waiva occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Waiva reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Waiva is also the 616,131st most frequently held given name on earth, held by 215 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 616 people, or 1 in 119,934. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayiva911,040/
Wajiva914/
Waivai911/
Waivad911/
Wava89977/
Wiva8927/
Waiwa8020,222/
Vaiva802,691/
Baiva80425/
Wavai8063/
Wavah8023/
Wayva8022/
Waava8020/
Woiva8010/
Waivo806/
Wuava806/
Wauva805/
Wavea804/
Waiua802/
Weava802/
Wavaz801/
Whiva801/
Wgava801/
Vaivay731,357/
Waiwai73341/
Vaivai7398/
Baieva7355/
Hwavai7329/
Weyava7320/
Waivou7313/
Wivast7312/
Wisvas739/
Waihwa738/
Waibea737/
Baiova737/
Waiwad734/
Vaivat733/
Vaieva733/
Watvad732/
Vaivad732/
Wayiwa732/
Wajiwa732/
Wayivo731/
Vaaiva731/
Vaisva731/
Waaava731/
Waiwga731/
Wavaid731/
Baivaj731/
Wavhad731/
Baivai731/
Hwavay731/
Vaivas731/
Bava6729,430/
Wawa6718,450/
Viva676,990/
Biva674,406/
Weva672,446/
Uiva67660/
Vaivads67131/
Wavo6770/
Vaishva6738/
Waiwash6734/
Wivo679/
Waiweha676/
Waichua674/
Bağiova674/
Bağieva672/
Uava672/
Bahieva671/
Hwaiwai671/
Waihowa671/
Wisvash671/
Wayiway671/
Waihuwa671/
Waaiswa671/
Waishua671/
Waishwa671/
Waisuha671/
Waiswaa671/
Waiywat671/

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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 Waiva
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