Wavis Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wavis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wavish | 91 | 92 | / |
| Weavis | 91 | 54 | / |
| Wuavis | 91 | 2 | / |
| Bavis | 80 | 1,636 | / |
| Vavis | 80 | 26 | / |
| Wawis | 80 | 7 | / |
| Waves | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wevis | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wavic | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uavis | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waisvisz | 77 | 42 | / |
| Beavis | 73 | 4,353 | / |
| Bavais | 73 | 141 | / |
| Bavois | 73 | 71 | / |
| Baivis | 73 | 50 | / |
| Weaves | 73 | 25 | / |
| Wabish | 73 | 19 | / |
| Woovis | 73 | 12 | / |
| Uavais | 73 | 10 | / |
| Vavies | 73 | 8 | / |
| Bavish | 73 | 7 | / |
| Vavais | 73 | 5 | / |
| Waabis | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bauvis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bawais | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wabois | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wowais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uawais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vavise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vavish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wawish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vavios | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bauvois | 67 | 599 | / |
| Bauvais | 67 | 521 | / |
| Uavaish | 67 | 11 | / |
| Beavais | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wabisch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Buowais | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beavois | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huawais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beaviss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vauvais | 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
- 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 Wavis
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