Wawah Surname
Approximately 310 people bear this surname
Wawah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 205 | 1:645,118 | 50,622 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
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 last name Wawah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻭﺡ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 872,430th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Wawah reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 221,869th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,265 people.
This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 645,118. In Indonesia Wawah is most frequent in: Jakarta, where 80 percent are found, West Java, where 18 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 2 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this surname occurs 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawath | 91 | 15 | / |
| Wawach | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wawa | 89 | 18,450 | / |
| Waiwash | 83 | 34 | / |
| Weaweah | 83 | 32 | / |
| Wahawah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waswath | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waiwa | 80 | 20,222 | / |
| Wowah | 80 | 664 | / |
| Wawoh | 80 | 543 | / |
| Wawai | 80 | 106 | / |
| Wauwa | 80 | 90 | / |
| Weawa | 80 | 66 | / |
| Wewah | 80 | 58 | / |
| Vawah | 80 | 55 | / |
| Waway | 80 | 53 | / |
| Wawua | 80 | 29 | / |
| Wavah | 80 | 23 | / |
| Waawa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Waewa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wawaa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Waywa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wawau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wawea | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wajwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whawa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wawwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bajwah | 73 | 721 | / |
| Bawhah | 73 | 366 | / |
| Waiwai | 73 | 341 | / |
| Wawaad | 73 | 244 | / |
| Wayway | 73 | 169 | / |
| Weawea | 73 | 81 | / |
| Wauwau | 73 | 45 | / |
| Waybah | 73 | 30 | / |
| Wauswa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Woewah | 73 | 19 | / |
| Wasway | 73 | 15 | / |
| Waaswa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Wahawa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Waabah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Waaway | 73 | 10 | / |
| Waihwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Waiwad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bawauh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wehwah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waswaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bawwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waewoh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waswwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wawouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weaway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wohwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wabeah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whawha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bawaah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weewah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bawahy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wabayh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waawaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waa'wa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wachwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiwga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wajwahath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wawo | 67 | 3,488 | / |
| Wava | 67 | 977 | / |
| Vawa | 67 | 339 | / |
| Bajwaha | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wasswas | 67 | 10 | / |
| Uawa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waiweha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wassswa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whawatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baajwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwaiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bajhwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wawá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasswaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waaiswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waishwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiswaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bajwaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waewwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vashwah | 67 | 0 | / |
Wawah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wawah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻭﺡ | wawh | 44.44 |
| ﻭﻭﺍﻩ | wwah | 22.22 |
| ﻭﺍﻭﺍﻩ | wawah | 11.11 |
| ﻭﺍﻭﺍﺡ | wawah | 11.11 |
| ﻭﺍﻭﻩ | wawh | 11.11 |
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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 Wawah
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