Wawai Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Wawai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea751:108,71614,715
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Wawai (116) may also be a first name.

Wawai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wawai occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wawai is the 1,785,358th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Wawai are found; 79 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 72 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wawai is also the 868,627th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 116 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 108,716. In Papua New Guinea Wawai is mostly concentrated in: Northern, where 87 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 3 percent reside and West Sepik, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 12 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahwai91162/
Wawaji9170/
Wawaia9117/
Wawayi9110/
Wawa8918,450/
Wawi892,594/
Wahawai831/
Waewwai831/
Wawah80310/
Wahwa80189/
Wahwi80123/
Wauwa8090/
Wawei8068/
Weawa8066/
Wavai8063/
Waway8053/
Wawie8037/
Wawua8029/
Wowai8026/
Waawa8023/
Wawoi8014/
Wewai8012/
Waewa8012/
Vawai809/
Wawaa806/
Wawih806/
Wauwi806/
Waywa805/
Wawea803/
Wawau803/
Wawii803/
Wajwa802/
Whawa802/
Wawwa801/
Hwawi801/
Wahaiwai778/
Wawaya73610/
Wabayi73274/
Wawaad73244/
Wayway73169/
Weawea7381/
Bawayi7366/
Wawiji7357/
Wawuya7352/
Wauwau7345/
Wawiya7330/
Hwavai7329/
Wauswa7323/
Wahwah7318/
Wawiye7316/
Wasway7315/
Wawath7315/
Waaswa7315/
Wahawa7314/
Wawieh7312/
Hwahwa7311/
Waaway7310/
Wawayo739/
Wahuwa737/
Whawhi735/
Wewaio734/
Wawhie734/
Waswit734/
Wawoja733/
Wawoya733/
Wauwie732/
Waweha732/
Bahwai732/
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Waswaa732/
Wouwai732/
Wowais731/
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Whavai731/
Uawais731/
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Weaway731/
Waweie731/
Wawajo731/
Waabii731/
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Wawawe731/
Wawiyo731/
Wawuyi731/
Waswwa731/
Wahawi731/
Wachwa731/
Waa'wa731/
Waawaa731/
Waawei731/
Wabaio731/
Wajbai731/
Bajwai731/
Wahwae731/
Whawha731/
Wavaid731/
Woiwai731/
Wawach730/
Wawe671,754/
Wava67977/
Wavi67792/
Vawa67339/
Wowi67270/
Wewi6766/
Hwavayi6761/
Weaweah6732/
Hwabayi6727/
Wahweah6718/
Wasswas6710/
Wawy6710/
Waswije679/
Uawa679/
Wahawwa679/
Wahwaya678/
Wauvaia677/
Bawajiy676/
Waweyau675/
Vawi674/
Waywaya674/
Bawajih674/
Uawi673/
Wassswa673/
Whawatt672/
Bowaaji671/
Huawais671/
Bawaiah671/
Wabhaji671/
Wawiyah671/
Wabhaia671/
Wawá671/
Hwahawi671/
Wawuoya671/
Waywaye671/
Waswath671/
Wasweya671/
Wasswaa671/
Wahawah671/
Waabuyi671/
Waaiswa671/
Bajwaih671/
Bahwaij671/
Wahaiby671/
Wachwid671/
Wasswit671/

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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 Wawai
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