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
Wawal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭﺍﻝ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wawal.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawal? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wawal is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Wawal is mostly found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Wawal live; 38 percent live in Oceania Islands and 38 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 77 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 100 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Wawal exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and Afghanistan, where 13 percent live.
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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