View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Wawa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wawa (Arabic: اوا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻭ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant: Wawá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Wawa is the 29,085^th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 394,989 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Wawa live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wawa is also the 47,153^rd most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 14,655 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,986 people, or 1 in 29,593. In Nigeria Wawa is mostly found in: Kano, where 61 percent live, Borno, where 17 percent live and Kebbi, where 8 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 77 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Wawa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wawa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wawa surname increased 6,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wawa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Wawa surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.98% less than the national average, earning R 161,640 per year and in United States they earn 22.1% more than the national average, earning $52,684 USD per year.