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

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Wavua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wavua occurs most in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wavua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wavua is the 821,713th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wavua reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wavua is also the 743,570th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 153 people.

The last name Wavua is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 137,032. In Kenya Wavua is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 96 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 3 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Wavua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wavua surname is predominantly 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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