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 is more commonly found in Nicaragua than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wavis? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wavis is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Wavis are found; 43 percent are found in Central America and 43 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nicaragua, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,007,030. In Nicaragua Wavis is mostly concentrated in: Managua Department, where 100 percent are found. Besides Nicaragua this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.
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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