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 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
| 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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