Wavah Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Wavah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wavah (23) may also be a first name.
Wavah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wavah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wavah has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wavah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wavah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wavah reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 23 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Wavah is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 63 percent live and Borno, where 37 percent live. Besides Nigeria Wavah occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wava | 89 | 977 | / |
| Waiva | 80 | 694 | / |
| Wawah | 80 | 310 | / |
| Wafah | 80 | 111 | / |
| Wavai | 80 | 63 | / |
| Wayva | 80 | 22 | / |
| Waava | 80 | 20 | / |
| Vavah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wuava | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wauva | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wavea | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wovah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weava | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wavaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wgava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wafahd | 73 | 183 | / |
| Vavaha | 73 | 83 | / |
| Waybah | 73 | 30 | / |
| Hwavai | 73 | 29 | / |
| Wahwah | 73 | 18 | / |
| Wawath | 73 | 15 | / |
| Waabah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bajvah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wafath | 73 | 2 | / |
| Watvad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wavhop | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wavaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bavaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waivai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wabayh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waaava | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waffah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whavoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wabeah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wefaah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whavai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wavhad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waivad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwavay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bawaah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vavash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wawach | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wafa | 67 | 47,439 | / |
| Bava | 67 | 29,430 | / |
| Wawa | 67 | 18,450 | / |
| Vava | 67 | 6,764 | / |
| Weva | 67 | 2,446 | / |
| Wova | 67 | 105 | / |
| Wavo | 67 | 70 | / |
| Waiwash | 67 | 34 | / |
| Weaweah | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wasfaah | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wahweah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Uavaish | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wafahas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vavahad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahawah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheafah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahbeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bajwaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahabah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafaich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waswath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayvoth | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wavah
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