Wavis Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Wavis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wavis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Wavis (21) may also be a first name.

Wavis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wavis has its highest incidence in Nicaragua. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wavis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wavis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Wavis live; 43 percent live in Central America and 43 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Wavis is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 21 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nicaragua, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,007,030. In Nicaragua Wavis is most frequent in: Managua Department, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nicaragua it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 29 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wavish9192/
Weavis9154/
Wuavis912/
Bavis801,636/
Vavis8026/
Wawis807/
Waves805/
Wevis803/
Wavic801/
Uavis800/
Waisvisz7742/
Beavis734,353/
Bavais73141/
Bavois7371/
Baivis7350/
Weaves7325/
Wabish7319/
Woovis7312/
Uavais7310/
Vavies738/
Bavish737/
Vavais735/
Waabis733/
Bauvis732/
Bawais732/
Wabois731/
Wowais731/
Uawais731/
Vavise731/
Vavish731/
Wawish731/
Vavios730/
Bauvois67599/
Bauvais67521/
Uavaish6711/
Beavais679/
Wabisch676/
Buowais674/
Beavois673/
Huawais671/
Bouwais671/
Bahwais671/
Beaviss670/
Vauvais670/

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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 Wavis
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