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

The surname Waus is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 2,661,929^th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 66 percent of Waus reside; 66 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 66 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Waus is also the 2,187,323^rd most frequent first name internationally It is held by 24 people.

The surname Waus is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 91 percent live, East New Britain, where 6 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 3 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and Poland, where 4 percent live.

Waus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Waus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.