Wav Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria881:2,012,98670,656
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wav (48) may also be a first name.

Wav Last Name Facts

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

Wav occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wav? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wav is the 1,628,521st most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wav live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most common first name worldwide It is held by 48 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 2,012,986. In Nigeria Wav is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 88 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent are found and Delta, where 1 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Wav Last Name Statistics demography

Wav earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiv8632/
Wuav8622/
Waav8611/
Weav867/
Whav863/
Waev862/
Watv862/
Wgav861/
Wavh861/
Wavd861/
Wauv861/
Wahav7527/
Wavwh751/
Vweav751/
Weavs751/
Bav672,880/
Waw671,735/
Waf67441/
Vav67266/
Wev67112/
Uav6723/
Wov672/
Waheev671/

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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 Wav
  • 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