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
The last name Wavo is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wavo.
How Common Is The Last Name Wavo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wavo is the 2,273,756th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Wavo reside; 93 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wavo is also the 1,412,538th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 50 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 125,442. In Papua New Guinea Wavo is most prevalent in: West New Britain, where 63 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 26 percent are found and New Ireland, where 8 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
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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