Wavuvu Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Wavuvu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wavuvu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wavuvu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wavuvu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wavuvu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,808,717th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 last name Wavuvu is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 830,623. In Uganda it is most common in: Bugiri District, where 47 percent reside, Mukono District, where 17 percent reside and Kamuli District, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
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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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