Wawah Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wawah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2051:645,11850,622
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Liberia231:191,67512,886
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Mauritania141:292,49012,957
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Wawah (1,265) may also be a first name.

Wawah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wawah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻭﺡ) is found most in Indonesia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wawah is the 872,430th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. Wawah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Wawah are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wawah is also the 221,869th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 1,265 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 645,118. In Indonesia Wawah is mostly found in: Jakarta, where 80 percent are found, West Java, where 18 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 2 percent are found. Barring Indonesia it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and Liberia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wawath9115/
Wawach910/
Wawa8918,450/
Waiwash8334/
Weaweah8332/
Wahawah831/
Waswath831/
Waiwa8020,222/
Wowah80664/
Wawoh80543/
Wawai80106/
Wauwa8090/
Weawa8066/
Wewah8058/
Vawah8055/
Waway8053/
Wawua8029/
Wavah8023/
Waawa8023/
Waewa8012/
Wawaa806/
Waywa805/
Wawau803/
Wawea803/
Wajwa802/
Whawa802/
Wawwa801/
Bajwah73721/
Bawhah73366/
Waiwai73341/
Wawaad73244/
Wayway73169/
Weawea7381/
Wauwau7345/
Waybah7330/
Wauswa7323/
Woewah7319/
Wasway7315/
Waaswa7315/
Wahawa7314/
Waabah7313/
Waaway7310/
Waihwa738/
Waiwad734/
Bawauh734/
Wehwah734/
Waswaa732/
Bawwah732/
Waewoh732/
Waswwa731/
Wawouh731/
Weaway731/
Wouwah731/
Wohwah731/
Wabeah731/
Whawha731/
Bawaah731/
Weewah731/
Wayuah731/
Bawahy731/
Wabayh731/
Waawaa731/
Waa'wa731/
Wachwa731/
Waiwga731/
Wajwahath711/
Wawo673,488/
Wava67977/
Vawa67339/
Bajwaha6741/
Wasswas6710/
Uawa679/
Waiweha676/
Wassswa673/
Whawatt672/
Baajwah672/
Hwaiwai671/
Bajhwah671/
Wawá671/
Wasswaa671/
Wahawai671/
Waaiswa671/
Waishwa671/
Waiswaa671/
Bajwaah671/
Waewwai671/
Vashwah670/

Wawah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wawah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﻭﺡwawh44.44
ﻭﻭﺍﻩwwah22.22
ﻭﺍﻭﺍﻩwawah11.11
ﻭﺍﻭﺍﺡwawah11.11
ﻭﺍﻭﻩwawh11.11

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