Wavuvu Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wavuvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Wavuvu 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
Uganda471:830,62338,869
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wavuvu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wavuvu has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wavuvu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wavuvu is the 2,808,717th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wavuvu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 830,623. In Uganda Wavuvu is most numerous in: Bugiri District, where 47 percent are found, Mukono District, where 17 percent are found and Kamuli District, where 15 percent are found. Not including Uganda Wavuvu exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

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
Wavuuvu921/
Waivuvu921/
Wa Vuvu921/
Wavvuuvu861/
Bavuvu8334/
Wavavua7721/
Wawuwu6715/
Wabubu6710/
Wavovi673/
Vevuvu671/
Wavava671/
Wavivi671/
Babubu5050/
Wabowu501/
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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 Wavuvu
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