Wavy Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Wavy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wavy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wavy (105) may also be a first name.

Wavy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wavy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻓﻲ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wavy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wavy is the 3,485,539th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 34 percent of Wavy live; 34 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wavy is also the 920,134th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 105 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Morobe, where 86 percent reside and Western, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent reside and Mauritania, where 19 percent reside.

Wavy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wavy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wavy last name rose 125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wavy Last Name Statistics demography

Wavy earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.62% less than the national average, earning $43,414 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wavey891,735/
Wavyo891/
Waviy891/
Weavy890/
Whavey802/
Hwavay801/
Weavey801/
Vavy753,887/
Wavi75792/
Wave75313/
Bavy7522/
Wawy7510/
Wovy751/
Hwavaya731/
Vaviy672,941/
Bavay671,156/
Wuave67867/
Beavy67438/
Watve67324/
Waave67261/
Waive67251/
Bauvy67164/
Wavii67143/
Vauvy6796/
Vwavi6782/
Wauve6773/
Waveh6769/
Baivy6768/
Wavai6763/
Wavie6759/
Waway6753/
Wawey6749/
Vavay6748/
Bavey6746/
Waivi6739/
Wavge6728/
Waava6720/
Wawyo6715/
Wavee6714/
Wauvi6713/
Vaway6710/
Whaby6710/
Waywa675/
Wavea674/
Weave674/
Wauby674/
Vaivy673/
Wayue672/
Weaby672/
Wabiy672/
Wayui672/
Whave671/
Wajve671/
Wasve671/
Wavez671/
Wuavi671/
Woway671/
Wabyi671/
Wabuy671/
Waawy671/
Wavid671/
Waveu671/
Wavei671/
Vavey671/
Waboy671/

Wavy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wavy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻓﻲalwafy50
ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻑalwaf25
ﻭﺍﻓﻰwafy25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wavy
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