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 has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 81 percent of Waua reside; 81 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 81 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 18 people.

The last name Waua is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Waua is mostly found in: Chimbu, where 38 percent reside, Bougainville, where 31 percent reside and Morobe, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 6 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.

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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