Wawan Surname
Approximately 8,042 people bear this surname
Wawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 7,978 | 1:16,577 | 2,051 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Wawan (259,450) may also be a first name.
Wawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wawan occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawan? popularity and diffusion
Wawan is the 62,416th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 906,186 people. The last name Wawan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Wawan reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wawan is also the 4,055th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 259,450 people.
The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 7,978 people, or 1 in 16,577. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Java, where 58 percent live, East Java, where 9 percent live and Central Java, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 0 percent live and Singapore, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawane | 91 | 146 | / |
| Waiwan | 91 | 117 | / |
| Wauwan | 91 | 17 | / |
| Wahwan | 91 | 15 | / |
| Wawanh | 91 | 11 | / |
| Wawuan | 91 | 5 | / |
| Wawwan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waewan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waywan | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wawuang | 83 | 37 | / |
| Waiwain | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waswand | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wasswan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waywand | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wawaine | 83 | 1 | / |
| Whawane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waswanh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wawon | 80 | 154 | / |
| Wavan | 80 | 21 | / |
| Vawan | 80 | 16 | / |
| Wowan | 80 | 14 | / |
| Uawan | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wewan | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wawam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waiswain | 77 | 7 | / |
| Hwaawang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wajswajn | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bawaan | 73 | 572 | / |
| Weawon | 73 | 58 | / |
| Uawang | 73 | 26 | / |
| Wabayn | 73 | 21 | / |
| Wahwon | 73 | 21 | / |
| Vawane | 73 | 9 | / |
| Weiwan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Waaban | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wowane | 73 | 6 | / |
| Woowan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Waiwon | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bawean | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bawahn | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wowang | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weewan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Huawan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wavann | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwawon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwowan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wabaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whawon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wawein | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vawean | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waavan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaiwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bowwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vawhan | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wasvand | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wawwong | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wehwean | 67 | 11 | / |
| Huawang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vashwan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaswand | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wheawon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baawain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waavaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiwean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawaaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhawhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waswong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Washuan | 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 Wawan
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