Wavua Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wavua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wavua Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3371:137,03211,196
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wavua (153) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wavua Demographics

Wavua Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 15 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Wavua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wavua is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wavua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wavua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 821,713th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. The surname Wavua is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wavua are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 743,570th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 153 people.

The surname Wavua is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 137,032. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Taita Taveta County, where 96 percent live, Mombasa County, where 3 percent live and Kilifi County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Wavua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayvua911/
Waivua911/
Bavua80349/
Wevua80123/
Wafua8043/
Vavua8028/
Wavva802/
Wabva801/
Vuavua7327/
Vwavwa7311/
Wafuap735/
Vaivua731/
Weafua731/
Wabuha731/
Waivwa731/
Waibuha672/
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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 Wavua
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