Wawalo Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Wawalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Wawalo (16) may also be a first name.
Wawalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wawalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wawalo has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawalo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wawalo is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Wawalo occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Wawalo live; 95 percent live in Oceania Islands and 91 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 16 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Wawalo is most prevalent in: Western, where 95 percent are found and Morobe, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Wawalo exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 5 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawaloo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wawala | 83 | 66 | / |
| Wawelo | 83 | 53 | / |
| Wawolo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wabealo | 77 | 184 | / |
| Waiwala | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bawaloi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weiwalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wawoulo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wawello | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weawolo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wawalaha | 71 | 26 | / |
| Babalo | 67 | 1,149 | / |
| Wewala | 67 | 392 | / |
| Wowolo | 67 | 355 | / |
| Wavala | 67 | 84 | / |
| Vavalo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vawolo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wewolo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wawola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vawala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vabalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowelo | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Wawalo
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