Wauw Surname

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

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wauw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wauw Last Name Facts

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

Wauw occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wauw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Wauw are found; 95 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 95 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 3,574,303. In Indonesia Wauw is mostly found in: West Papua, where 76 percent reside and Papua, where 24 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Wauw occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wauwe89410/
Wayuw892/
Waw861,735/
Wuw8634/
Wahyuw808/
Wawe751,754/
Wouw75714/
Wawh7519/
Wuwe7513/
Wahw7510/
Wawf757/
Waaw754/
Whaw753/
Wayw753/
Waww752/
Wuyw751/
Hwuw751/
Wauf751/
Weaw751/
Wuws751/
Wuaw751/
Vwaw751/
Vwuw751/
Wauv751/
Whuw751/
Wusw751/
Wujw751/
Wuvw751/
Hwaw751/
Wahyuws739/
Wahyuwp736/
Wouwe67438/
Waiwe6740/
Wayow6719/
Wujiw6718/
Wauhb674/
Waufh674/
Wuhwe674/
Weiaw673/
Wahaw673/
Wayaw673/
Wiyaw672/
Wajew672/
Waawe672/
Whawe672/
Wujow671/
Waufe671/
Wawhe671/
Waubh671/
Wauff671/
Wahww671/
Wajiw671/
Waisw671/
Waiow671/
Waeww671/
Hwawe671/
Wavwh671/
Wajhw671/
Waihuuwe671/
Whaws670/

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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 Wauw
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