Waviya Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Waviya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waviya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India71:109,580,769786,157
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Waviya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waviya (Marathi: वावीया) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waviya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Waviya live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Besides The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent are found and Belgium, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaviya83508/
Wawiya8330/
Baviya8316/
Wavuya831/
Vatviya7712/
Wauvaia777/
Vavhiya775/
Bajviya771/
Vaviyas771/
Wawiyah771/
Waivaiy771/
Hwavaya771/
Wavey731,735/
Wavai7363/
Wavea734/
Wavei731/
Wathuiya719/
Waiwayha715/
Waviyesh714/
Vaiviyas711/
Vavaiy67897/
Wawaya67610/
Waiwai67341/
Babiya67327/
Waboya67255/
Wayway67169/
Wawuya6752/
Hwavai6729/
Wobiya6724/
Wahabiyah6717/
Wawaia6717/
Wawiye6716/
Waibea677/
Vabiya675/
Wewiya674/
Uewiya673/
Wawoya673/
Vawaya672/
Whavey672/
Wavieh672/
Waivai671/
Wavaye671/
Wavoyo671/
Wavuye671/
Wavuyi671/
Vaveya671/
Wawiyo671/
Boviya671/
Hwavay671/
Wavaid671/
Weavey671/
Whavai671/
Vobiya671/
Veviya671/
Vavaya671/
Wowaya671/
Wowiya671/
Baviye671/
Bavoia671/

Waviya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waviya in the Marathi language
वावीयाvaviya-

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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 Waviya
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