Wavia Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Wavia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wavia (28) may also be a first name.
Wavia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wavia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wavia is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wavia.
How Common Is The Last Name Wavia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,017,195th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Wavia reside; 88 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 88 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wavia is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 28 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea Wavia is most prevalent in: Madang, where 49 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 30 percent reside and Morobe, where 16 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waviah | 91 | 6 | / |
| Bavia | 80 | 508 | / |
| Wawia | 80 | 207 | / |
| Vavia | 80 | 186 | / |
| Wavea | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wavio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vavias | 73 | 55 | / |
| Wauwia | 73 | 33 | / |
| Waivio | 73 | 17 | / |
| Wabija | 73 | 16 | / |
| Wawiah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Bavija | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wahuia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bajvia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Veavia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wawiay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woviat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waawia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beavia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaavia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vavaiya | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wabuiya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bavaija | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waiweha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bavaiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wabuyia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaivias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wawoiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waibe'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwajbia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasvias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavijai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waisuia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beauvia | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vasvija | 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 Wavia
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