Wavii Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Wavii Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 142 | 1:372,828 | 27,176 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Wavii Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wavii Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wavii occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wavii? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,478,479th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wavii live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 372,828. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 74 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 23 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwavii | 91 | 5 | / |
| Wavi | 89 | 792 | / |
| Waibi | 80 | 4,078 | / |
| Vwavi | 80 | 82 | / |
| Wavai | 80 | 63 | / |
| Wavie | 80 | 59 | / |
| Waiwi | 80 | 55 | / |
| Waivi | 80 | 39 | / |
| Wauvi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wabii | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wawii | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wavid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wavei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waviy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuavi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waiwai | 73 | 341 | / |
| Waibai | 73 | 214 | / |
| Wavish | 73 | 92 | / |
| Hwavai | 73 | 29 | / |
| Waivio | 73 | 17 | / |
| Weavie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waibih | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wattvi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Whaibi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wuavis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waibio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waibii | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wavieh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waibei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waihbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wavaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waivai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waabii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whavai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wabi | 67 | 9,435 | / |
| Bavi | 67 | 4,336 | / |
| Wawi | 67 | 2,594 | / |
| Wahaibi | 67 | 1,049 | / |
| Vavi | 67 | 707 | / |
| Wave | 67 | 313 | / |
| Wevi | 67 | 64 | / |
| Wovi | 67 | 51 | / |
| Waheibi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wavy | 67 | 32 | / |
| Uavi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weisvii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waibaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahiebi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwaiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Wavii
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis