Wava Surname

368,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Wava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel8541:10,0211,534
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Wava (1,457) may also be a first name.

Wava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wava (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻓﺎﺀ) is held by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wava? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 368,303rd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 7,459,105 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Wava are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 204,281st most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 1,457 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 854 people, or 1 in 10,021. In Israel it is most frequent in: Tel Aviv District, where 36 percent reside, Central District, where 18 percent reside and Northern District, where 15 percent reside. Beside Israel this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Wava Last Name Statistics demography

Wava earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.24% less than the national average, earning $33,982 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiva89694/
Wavai8963/
Wavah8923/
Wayva8922/
Waava8920/
Wuava896/
Wauva895/
Wavea894/
Weava892/
Wgava891/
Wavaz891/
Hwavai8029/
Watvad802/
Whavai801/
Hwavay801/
Waivad801/
Wavhad801/
Waaava801/
Waivai801/
Wavaid801/
Bava7529,430/
Wawa7518,450/
Vava756,764/
Weva752,446/
Wova75105/
Wavo7570/
Uava752/
Waiwa6720,222/
Wayua6714,730/
Wavey671,735/
Bavay671,156/
Vavad67728/
Bauva67555/
Bavai67538/
Baiva67425/
Wawah67310/
Whaba67252/
Wahwa67189/
Bavaa67136/
Vavas67120/
Wawai67106/
Bavea6799/
Vavai6791/
Wauwa6790/
Bavau6766/
Bavaj6755/
Waway6753/
Vaava6752/
Vavay6748/
Wawua6729/
Vavat6724/
Waawa6723/
Vavau6718/
Vavaa6718/
Waewa6712/
Vavap6711/
Woiva6710/
Wabaï679/
Baava679/
Wavou678/
Wovas677/
Vavah676/
Waivo676/
Wawaa676/
Bayva675/
Waywa675/
Wovat674/
Wauba673/
Vavea673/
Whavo673/
Wawau673/
Uavat673/
Wawea673/
Waiua672/
Wajwa672/
Wovah672/
Veava672/
Wehva672/
Huava672/
Wajua672/
Beava672/
Woeva671/
Wavei671/
Wobaa671/
Hwova671/
Vhava671/
Uavas671/
Vavaj671/
Wavoo671/
Wowaa671/
Bavìa671/
Wabaj671/
Wuaua671/
Hweva671/
Bowaa671/
Waveu671/
Wavop671/
Bahva671/
Wawwa671/

Wava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wava in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻓﺎﺀwfa85.71
ﻭﻓﻲwfy14.29

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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 Wava
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