Wauru Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Wauru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wauru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands421:13,8102,567
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wauru Last Name Facts

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

Wauru occurs more in The Solomon Islands more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wauru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,727,723rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname Wauru is primarily found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Wauru live; 99 percent live in Oceania Islands and 62 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most frequently used in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 13,810. In The Solomon Islands it is most frequent in: Makira Province, where 98 percent are found and Isabel Province, where 2 percent are found. Not including The Solomon Islands this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 35 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wajuru9173/
Wahuru9121/
Waurou911/
Waurus911/
Waru893,977/
Wuru89461/
Waihuru8311/
Warui8014,058/
Wairu80205/
Waruh80126/
Wayru8064/
Hwaru8062/
Bauru8052/
Waruś8048/
Waaru8045/
Warru8021/
Wurui8010/
Wahru809/
Wurou806/
Waruu805/
Wurru804/
Wuaru804/
Waruz803/
Wharu802/
Vauru802/
Waruy801/
Wearu801/
Wajurhuy771/
Wautrous770/
Waweru7391,496/
Watrud73153/
Wajiru7384/
Wasrud7382/
Baurui7375/
Watrus7374/
Wourou7368/
Bajuru7342/
Wairup7339/
Waiaru7329/
Vaurou7322/
Wairui7318/
Bayuru7314/
Wujaru7312/
Waharu7310/
Warusz739/
Wairut736/
Wayaru735/
Vajuru734/
Wearru734/
Wajeru732/
Baurau731/
Vayuru731/
Wharus731/
Wajaru731/
Wayeru731/
Wai'ru731/
Wayiru731/
Waruss730/
Baru6715,685/
Varu676,322/
Buru674,046/
Woru671,697/
Uamburu67245/
Vuru67220/
Warhuus67205/
Uaru6723/
Whatrup6721/
Vaureux6710/
Wattrup676/
Wajruch672/
Wawerui671/
Wayioru671/
Wairuha671/
Wouroup671/
Waweruh671/
Waiharu671/
Waruich671/
Watruss670/

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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 Wauru
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