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Where Does The Last Name Wau Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wau is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wau? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 58,870^th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 849,959 people. The last name Wau is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Wau are found; 74 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 74 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 237,206^th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 1,128 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 6,533 people, or 1 in 20,243. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: North Sumatra, where 83 percent reside, West Sumatra, where 5 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 4 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Wau Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wau surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wau Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wau last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wau earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 26.51% less than the national average, earning $31,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.95% more than the national average, earning $56,117 CAD per year.