Wawan Surname

62,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7,9781:16,5772,051
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Fiji11:894,3914,568
England11:55,718,059489,080

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 last name Wawan has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 62,416th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 906,186 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Wawan live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 4,055th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 259,450 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 7,978 people, or 1 in 16,577. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Java, where 58 percent live, East Java, where 9 percent live and Central Java, where 6 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent live and Singapore, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wawane91146/
Waiwan91117/
Wauwan9117/
Wahwan9115/
Wawanh9111/
Wawuan915/
Wawwan911/
Waewan911/
Waywan910/
Wawuang8337/
Waiwain832/
Waswand832/
Wasswan831/
Waywand831/
Wawaine831/
Whawane831/
Waswanh831/
Wawon80154/
Wavan8021/
Vawan8016/
Wowan8014/
Uawan8013/
Wewan8012/
Wawam801/
Waiswain777/
Hwaawang773/
Wajswajn772/
Bawaan73572/
Weawon7358/
Uawang7326/
Wabayn7321/
Wahwon7321/
Vawane739/
Weiwan738/
Waaban737/
Wowane736/
Woowan735/
Waiwon734/
Bawean734/
Bawahn734/
Wowang733/
Weewan733/
Huawan732/
Wavann731/
Hwawon731/
Hwowan731/
Wabaun731/
Whawon731/
Wawein731/
Vawean731/
Waavan731/
Wouwan731/
Vaiwan731/
Bowwan731/
Vawhan730/
Wasvand6713/
Wawwong6712/
Wehwean6711/
Huawang673/
Vashwan672/
Vaswand672/
Wheawon672/
Baawain672/
Waavaan671/
Weiwean671/
Bawaaan671/
Vhawhan671/
Wauwong671/
Waswong671/
Washuan670/

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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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  • 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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