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 last name Wavy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻓﻲ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wavy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wavy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 34 percent of Wavy reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wavy is also the 920,134th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 105 people.

The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Morobe, where 86 percent live and Western, where 14 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent live and Mauritania, where 19 percent live.

Wavy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wavy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wavy surname increased 125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 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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