Waw Surname
Approximately 1,735 people bear this surname
Waw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 835 | 1:36,953 | 5,288 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Kenya | 80 | 1:577,249 | 27,285 |
| Indonesia | 45 | 1:2,938,871 | 165,726 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| Mauritania | 26 | 1:157,495 | 8,595 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Waw (182) may also be a first name.
Waw Demographics
Average Waw Salary in
United States
$37,714 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Waw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waw (Arabic: وو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻭ) occurs more in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waw is the 232,645th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,200,315 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Waw reside; 49 percent reside in West Asia and 48 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Waw is also the 675,152nd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 182 people.
This last name is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 835 people, or 1 in 36,953. Excluding Saudi Arabia Waw occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 26 percent are found and Morocco, where 8 percent are found.
Waw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Waw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Waw surname grew 156 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Waw Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Waw last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.
Waw earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.6% less than the national average, earning $37,714 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawe | 86 | 1,754 | / |
| Wauw | 86 | 39 | / |
| Wawh | 86 | 19 | / |
| Wahw | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wawf | 86 | 7 | / |
| Waaw | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wayw | 86 | 3 | / |
| Whaw | 86 | 3 | / |
| Waww | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hwaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vwaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wuaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wauwe | 75 | 410 | / |
| Waiwe | 75 | 40 | / |
| Wahaw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Whawe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waawe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waisw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wajhw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wavwh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwawe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wahww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wawhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whaws | 75 | 0 | / |
| Waf | 67 | 441 | / |
| Wow | 67 | 264 | / |
| Wav | 67 | 123 | / |
| Uaw | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vaw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Waiwhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waheew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whawhe | 67 | 1 | / |
Waw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻭ | waw | 87.5 |
| ﺍﻭﺍﻭ | awaw | 12.5 |
| Waw in the Arabic language | ||
| وو | ww | - |
| الواو | alwaw | - |
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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
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- 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 Waw
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