Waua Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Waua (18) may also be a first name.

Waua Last Name Facts

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

Waua is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 81 percent of Waua live; 81 percent live in Oceania Islands and 81 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Waua is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Chimbu, where 38 percent are found, Bougainville, where 31 percent are found and Morobe, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Waua exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 6 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahua89209/
Wauha892/
Wauas891/
Hwaua891/
Waaua891/
Wauyai80112/
Wauhau8065/
Waiaua8011/
Wahyua806/
Wahaua801/
Waiu'a801/
Wayuua801/
Baua751,465/
Waea75143/
Waou75123/
Wuah7570/
Woua7567/
Wauo7539/
Vaua7522/
Wuai7521/
Waui7514/
Weaa7510/
Waoa757/
Waae756/
Waao752/
Wuae751/
Wuao751/
Waiya672,001/
Wajai671,387/
Bauai67603/
Wajja67517/
Wajia67400/
Wahou67192/
Wajay67186/
Wayai67134/
Wayia6792/
Wayae6776/
Wayea6763/
Wajha6755/
Wayya6750/
Waayo6747/
Woyaa6743/
Waouh6737/
Vahua6736/
Wuahu6735/
Wouas6725/
Wayao6724/
Wahao6723/
Waaho6722/
Waija6722/
Wuaho6721/
Weaas6718/
Waioa6718/
Waaya6716/
Waoha6715/
Waeau6711/
Waieu6711/
Bauaa679/
Weaha679/
Waiea679/
Wauhi679/
Waaer679/
Waaye678/
Wajya676/
Bauau675/
Wayeu675/
Wahui675/
Wauop674/
Waiai674/
Waaia674/
Wouah674/
Bauay674/
Waayi674/
Wahha674/
Waaje673/
Waiia673/
Wawea673/
Waiao673/
Wehaa673/
Wayay673/
Waaja673/
Wouai673/
Wajoa672/
Wajui672/
Waawe672/
Wajaa672/
Weaah672/
Wayui672/
Wouap672/
Wayaa672/
Waweu672/
Wayaj671/
Waahi671/
Wajao671/
Wajga671/
Wauey671/
Wauis671/
Weyaa671/
Whaae671/
Vauai671/
Waaep671/
Wuaih671/
Hwaou671/
Wauho671/
Wauip671/
Wauyi671/
Weiaa671/
Vauha671/
Waiaa671/
Waiae671/
Waheu671/
Wa'au671/
Wa'ea671/
Waaee671/
Wajaj671/
Wajae671/
Wuais671/
Hwauo671/
Bauãa671/
Wauot671/
Wahuo671/
Waeha671/
Waaus670/
Vauah670/

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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 Waua
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