Waiva Surname
Approximately 694 people bear this surname
Waiva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 616 | 1:119,934 | 13,059 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
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
The last name Waiva has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waiva? popularity and diffusion
Waiva is the 480,521st most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,500,787 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Waiva live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 616,131st most prevalent first name in the world, held by 215 people.
The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 616 people, or 1 in 119,934. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayiva | 91 | 1,040 | / |
| Wajiva | 91 | 4 | / |
| Waivai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waivad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wava | 89 | 977 | / |
| Wiva | 89 | 27 | / |
| Waiwa | 80 | 20,222 | / |
| Vaiva | 80 | 2,691 | / |
| Baiva | 80 | 425 | / |
| Wavai | 80 | 63 | / |
| Wavah | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wayva | 80 | 22 | / |
| Waava | 80 | 20 | / |
| Woiva | 80 | 10 | / |
| Waivo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wuava | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wauva | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wavea | 80 | 4 | / |
| Waiua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weava | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wavaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whiva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wgava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vaivay | 73 | 1,357 | / |
| Waiwai | 73 | 341 | / |
| Vaivai | 73 | 98 | / |
| Baieva | 73 | 55 | / |
| Hwavai | 73 | 29 | / |
| Weyava | 73 | 20 | / |
| Waivou | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wivast | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wisvas | 73 | 9 | / |
| Waihwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Waibea | 73 | 7 | / |
| Baiova | 73 | 7 | / |
| Waiwad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vaivat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vaieva | 73 | 3 | / |
| Watvad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vaivad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wayiwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wajiwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wayivo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaaiva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaisva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waaava | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiwga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wavaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baivaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wavhad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baivai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwavay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaivas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bava | 67 | 29,430 | / |
| Wawa | 67 | 18,450 | / |
| Viva | 67 | 6,990 | / |
| Biva | 67 | 4,406 | / |
| Weva | 67 | 2,446 | / |
| Uiva | 67 | 660 | / |
| Vaivads | 67 | 131 | / |
| Wavo | 67 | 70 | / |
| Vaishva | 67 | 38 | / |
| Waiwash | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wivo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waiweha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waichua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bağiova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bağieva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bahieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwaiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waihowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisvash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayiway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waihuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waaiswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waishua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waishwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waisuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiswaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiywat | 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 Waiva
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