Wauu Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Wauu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
Wauu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wauu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wauu is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wauu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wauu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wauu is the 4,649,889th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Wauu occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Wauu live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Wauu is mostly found in: Enga, where 93 percent live and National Capital District, where 7 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayuu | 89 | 24 | / |
| Wajuu | 89 | 13 | / |
| Wahuu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wau | 86 | 8,574 | / |
| Wuu | 86 | 298 | / |
| Waiuud | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wahu | 75 | 5,861 | / |
| Wayu | 75 | 1,756 | / |
| Waiu | 75 | 441 | / |
| Waju | 75 | 386 | / |
| Waue | 75 | 31 | / |
| Wauh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hwau | 75 | 5 | / |
| Whau | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wuus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wwau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuuh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wu | 67 | 35,112,871 | / |
| Wahyu | 67 | 32,046 | / |
| Wa | 67 | 19,838 | / |
| Wahiu | 67 | 563 | / |
| Wahju | 67 | 196 | / |
| Wauch | 67 | 138 | / |
| Wuhou | 67 | 70 | / |
| Waiut | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wauts | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wahau | 67 | 16 | / |
| Weyau | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wauth | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wuuyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wayhu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waihu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wahue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wautz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wayuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wault | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wayue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuuya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vahuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bajuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wayuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wujuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waudt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wauhp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wauds | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whauz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wauu
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