Wauwau Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wauwau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wauwau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wauwau (19) may also be a first name.

Wauwau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wauwau is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wauwau? popularity and diffusion

Wauwau is the 2,909,720th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Wauwau reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wauwau is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 19 people.

The surname Wauwau is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea Wauwau is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 58 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 30 percent reside and Central, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wayuwayu862/
Wauswa8323/
Wayuwa8322/
Wahuwa837/
Hwuwau831/
Wawa8018,450/
Wuwu80359/
Wuwa8036/
Waweyau775/
Waihuwa771/
Waiwa7320,222/
Wayua7314,730/
Wawah73310/
Wuwuh73308/
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Waway7353/
Wawua7329/
Wouwa7323/
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Wauva735/
Waywa735/
Wawea733/
Hwuwa733/
Wauba733/
Wajwa732/
Wawuu732/
Wuiwu732/
Waiua732/
Wajua732/
Wavuu731/
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Wuway731/
Wuwua731/
Wuaua731/
Wawwa731/
Vauwa731/
Wayuwach714/
Wayuwhap711/
Wawaya67610/
Waiwai67341/
Wawaad67244/
Wayway67169/
Baubau67165/
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Wajewa6777/
Wawaji6770/
Wayowa6766/
Wouwou6761/
Wawuya6752/
Wawiya6730/
Wahwah6718/
Wawaia6717/
Wasway6715/
Wawath6715/
Waaswa6715/
Wahawa6714/
Vauvau6713/
Hwahwa6711/
Wayawa6710/
Waaway6710/
Wawayi6710/
Wawayo679/
Waihwa678/
Wuiwui675/
Waiwad674/
Wawuud674/
Wawoja673/
Wawoya673/
Waweha672/
Wajiwa672/
Wawaye672/
Wawewa672/
Wayiwa672/
Waswaa672/
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Wayuweach672/
Wauhba671/
Wouwah671/
Wuuwuu671/
Wajawa671/
Wawajo671/
Wuwuye671/
Wavuya671/
Wawaje671/
Wawawe671/
Wauvou671/
Waswwa671/
Wachwa671/
Waa'wa671/
Waawaa671/
Wuwaha671/
Wuweya671/
Wuyowu671/
Wayuah671/
Waiwga671/
Wahwae671/
Whawha671/
Wawach670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wauwau
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis