Waw Surname

232,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Waw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Kenya801:577,24927,285
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Mauritania261:157,4958,595
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Libya91:693,7751,982
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
England41:13,929,515290,718
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
France31:22,140,907385,998
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Waw (182) may also be a first name.

Waw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waw (Arabic: وو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻭ) has its highest incidence in Saudi Arabia. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 232,645th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,200,315 people. This surname is predominantly found 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 commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 182 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 835 people, or 1 in 36,953. Without taking into account Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 26 percent live and Morocco, where 8 percent live.

Waw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waw has changed through the years. 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 holding the Waw last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wawe861,754/
Wauw8639/
Wawh8619/
Wahw8610/
Wawf867/
Waaw864/
Wayw863/
Whaw863/
Waww862/
Hwaw861/
Vwaw861/
Wuaw861/
Weaw861/
Wauwe75410/
Waiwe7540/
Wahaw753/
Whawe752/
Waawe752/
Waisw751/
Wajhw751/
Wavwh751/
Hwawe751/
Wahww751/
Wawhe751/
Whaws750/
Waf67441/
Wow67264/
Wav67123/
Uaw6713/
Vaw6710/
Waiwhe671/
Wajhwe671/
Waheew671/
Whawhe671/

Waw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﻭwaw87.5
ﺍﻭﺍﻭawaw12.5
Waw in the Arabic language
ووww-
الواوalwaw-

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