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

Wau occurs most in Indonesia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

Wau is the 58,870^th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 849,959 people. The surname Wau occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Wau live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 74 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 237,206^th most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 1,128 people.

The last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 6,533 people, or 1 in 20,243. In Indonesia Wau is mostly found in: North Sumatra, where 83 percent are found, West Sumatra, where 5 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia it exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Wau Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Wau Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Wau are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political 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.