Wavo Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Wavo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wavo (50) may also be a first name.
Wavo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wavo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wavo is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wavo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wavo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. Wavo occurs mostly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Wavo live; 93 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 50 people.
This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 125,442. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: West New Britain, where 63 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 26 percent live and New Ireland, where 8 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Wavo occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wavou | 89 | 8 | / |
| Waivo | 89 | 6 | / |
| Whavo | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wavoo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wavop | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waivou | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wavhop | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wauvou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whavoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wawo | 75 | 3,488 | / |
| Wava | 75 | 977 | / |
| Bavo | 75 | 431 | / |
| Vavo | 75 | 161 | / |
| Wevo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wovo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Watvous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayvoth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vavoo | 67 | 1,427 | / |
| Waiva | 67 | 694 | / |
| Wawoh | 67 | 543 | / |
| Bavoo | 67 | 165 | / |
| Bavou | 67 | 117 | / |
| Wawou | 67 | 84 | / |
| Vaevo | 67 | 68 | / |
| Vavou | 67 | 48 | / |
| Waiwo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Beavo | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wawot | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wavah | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wayva | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wawuo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Waava | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wawoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wauwo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Whawo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Veavo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bavoi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vaivo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hwabo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wuava | 67 | 6 | / |
| Whevo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wauva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bauvo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wayuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baavo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vavos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baivo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wovop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wawoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vavgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weevo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhavo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wovho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wgava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waboï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vavoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wevou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waveu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Wavo
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