Wawal Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Wawal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Wawal (77) may also be a first name.
Wawal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wawal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wawal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭﺍﻝ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Wawal occurs mostly in Oceania, where 38 percent of Wawal reside; 38 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 38 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequent first name on earth, held by 77 people.
Wawal is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Wawal is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawale | 91 | 77 | / |
| Wawhal | 91 | 27 | / |
| Whawal | 91 | 24 | / |
| Wahwal | 91 | 19 | / |
| Waywal | 91 | 14 | / |
| Wawwal | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wawall | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wawald | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waywale | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wawhale | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wahwale | 83 | 5 | / |
| Waiwale | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wahawal | 83 | 2 | / |
| Whawale | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waiwhal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waiwald | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waywaal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Washwal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waswale | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vawal | 80 | 124 | / |
| Waval | 80 | 97 | / |
| Wowal | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wawol | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wewal | 80 | 5 | / |
| Uawal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wawał | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wheawall | 77 | 144 | / |
| Wajwallh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wawachel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahawale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wawayleh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wavhal | 73 | 956 | / |
| Wavale | 73 | 158 | / |
| Whaval | 73 | 74 | / |
| Wowale | 73 | 62 | / |
| Vawhal | 73 | 37 | / |
| Vhawal | 73 | 36 | / |
| Wahval | 73 | 18 | / |
| Wayval | 73 | 14 | / |
| Baywal | 73 | 10 | / |
| Vaywal | 73 | 8 | / |
| Vawale | 73 | 6 | / |
| Vaswal | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bawall | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wawole | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bawwal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waival | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wabalh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiwol | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vawahl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vahwal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vajwal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wajbal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waywealth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wavhale | 67 | 198 | / |
| Whewall | 67 | 91 | / |
| Vhawale | 67 | 35 | / |
| Whavale | 67 | 31 | / |
| Waiswol | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wajswol | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vawhale | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vaywale | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wahabol | 67 | 9 | / |
| Baijwal | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wahvale | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wavahal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weiwald | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wayvale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whowall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baywall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahaval | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahvhal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavahle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wewhall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whavhal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiwall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahwale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baiwall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawahal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasswol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahwaal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woswald | 67 | 0 | / |
Wawal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wawal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻭﺍﻝ | wwal | - |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wawal
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