Wauyo Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wauyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wauyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2291:170,47714,470
Kenya661:699,69530,103
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Wauyo (64) may also be a first name.

Wauyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wauyo occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wauyo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 804,502nd most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. The last name Wauyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Wauyo live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 64 people.

Wauyo is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 229 people, or 1 in 170,477. In Uganda Wauyo is most prevalent in: Manafwa District, where 54 percent reside, Bududa District, where 31 percent reside and Mbale District, where 6 percent reside. Barring Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waouyo916/
Wahuyo911/
Wasuyo911/
Watuyo911/
Watuuyo831/
Wattuyo831/
Wauya8055/
Wauye8029/
Waeyo8013/
Wouyo807/
Bauyo804/
Woayo801/
Wahujo73254/
Wahoyo7342/
Wasuye7312/
Wahyoa7310/
Wahiyo738/
Wasyio736/
Waseyo735/
Wahuyi734/
Waciyo734/
Wohayo732/
Waeyoh731/
Wwaoyo731/
Wotayo731/
Wahuye731/
Wasuyi731/
Waou67123/
Waey6767/
Waoi6728/
Wattuya6718/
Waiyowe6710/
Waoa677/
Wuaihyo677/
Watuyat675/
Wattayo674/
Waoy674/
Wathayo674/
Wasieyo673/
Wachayo672/
Wasuyat672/
Waoj672/
Woay672/
Woau672/
Wahuyeh671/
Wacheyo671/
Wayjoye671/
Wasauya671/
Watyhyo671/

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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 Wauyo
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