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

Waus is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can 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}

The surname is the 2,661,929^th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Waus occurs mostly in Oceania, where 66 percent of Waus are found; 66 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 66 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Waus is also the 2,187,323^rd most frequently used forename globally, borne by 24 people.

The surname Waus is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea Waus is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 91 percent reside, East New Britain, where 6 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Poland, where 4 percent reside.

Waus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Waus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waus surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.