Wauo Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

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

Wauo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wauo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wauo Last Name Facts

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

Wauo is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wauo.

How Common Is The Last Name Wauo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Wauo are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 51 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea Wauo is primarily found in: Gulf, where 84 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 5 percent live and Morobe, where 5 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Wauo occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 46 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wauop894/
Wahuo891/
Wauot891/
Hwauo891/
Wauho891/
Wao861,462/
Wauhop80130/
Wauhot803/
Wayouo803/
Wauhoh801/
Waujjo801/
Wajuho801/
Waho75456/
Waou75123/
Bauo7551/
Weao7542/
Waoh7538/
Wouo7537/
Waoi7528/
Wuho7522/
Waua7516/
Wa'o7511/
Waoo757/
Waoa757/
Vauo755/
Waoy754/
Waoj752/
Waao752/
Wuuo751/
Wgao751/
Wueo751/
Vwao751/
Waoz751/
Wuao751/
Wiyao67445/
Waiyo67403/
Wahua67209/
Wahou67192/
Weyao67191/
Wuhou6770/
Waayo6747/
Waouh6737/
Wuyao6734/
Wahoh6733/
Wayao6724/
Wahao6723/
Waaho6722/
Wuaho6721/
Waioa6718/
Waoha6715/
Wahoi6713/
Wouho6712/
Waijo6712/
Wajjo6711/
Wouod6710/
Wahop678/
Waeho677/
Wayio676/
Wajio675/
Wajyo675/
Woyao673/
Wayyo673/
Waiao673/
Wajoa672/
Wauha672/
Wajao671/
Vaueo671/
Wauas671/
Waots671/
Waosh671/
Wa'go671/
Waihouou671/
Wojao671/
Hwaua671/
Weaho671/
Wgaoi671/
Wajho671/
Wa'au671/
Waheu671/
Waeoi671/
Hwaou671/
Weiao671/
Vauho671/
Whaot670/
Waaus670/

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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 Wauo
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