Wawane Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History

Wawane Surname

1,459,453^rd

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Solomon Islands

Highest density in:

Solomon Islands

Wawane Surname Definition:

Wawane Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Solomon Islands	131	1:4,428	552
South Africa	9	1:6,019,745	157,966
Papua New Guinea	3	1:2,717,906	153,458
Cameroon	2	1:10,384,534	165,830
India	1	1:767,065,382	1,851,717

Wawane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

WAWANE: Wawane of Steinston is recorded in the Workman ms., but no information given. Adam Wawayne held a ploughgate in the barony of Farnydovne, c. 1372 (RMS., I, 421,548). A later Adam Wawan witnessed a charter by William, Lord Crichton, apud Strivelyn, 1449 (Annandale, I, p. 13). William Wawane presented to the prebend of Ellone in 1479 (ADC., p. 93) appears again in 1502 as William Wawne, canon of Aberdeen (Bain, IV, 1697). James Wawan, probably a relative, held the prebend of Ellon in 1521, and James Wawane de Oyne is in record in 1537 (REA., II, p. 112). The surname occurs in Tyninghame in 1644 as Wawand (Waddell, p. 56). John Wawane was a witness in Linlithgow, 1531 (Johnsoun), Wauane 1540. Lower gives Wawn as the provincial pronunciation of Waghen in Yorkshire. Index to RMS., I, compares this name with Wan, and Turnbull, index to Stewart's Croniclis equates it with Wauch.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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Wawane Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wawane Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wawane (Marathi: वावणे) is most common in The Solomon Islands. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wawane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawane? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,459,453^rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Wawane reside; 92 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania.

It is most widely held in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 4,428. In The Solomon Islands it is mostly found in: Malaita Province, where 67 percent reside, Capital Territory, where 27 percent reside and Western Province, where 5 percent reside. Besides The Solomon Islands Wawane occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Wawange	92	1	/
Wawaine	92	1	/
Whawane	92	1	/
Wawan	91	8,042	/
Wawagner	86	1	/
Wawaness	86	1	/
Waiwan	83	117	/
Wawana	83	95	/
Wawani	83	59	/
Wawene	83	24	/
Wauwan	83	17	/
Wahwan	83	15	/
Wawanh	83	11	/
Wewane	83	10	/
Vawane	83	9	/
Wowane	83	6	/
Wawuan	83	5	/
Wawine	83	3	/
Wawwan	83	1	/
Waywan	83	0	/
Waiwaione	80	1	/
Wawangnet	80	1	/
Bawaneh	77	246	/
Wawaeni	77	224	/
Bawaney	77	61	/
Wawuang	77	37	/
Baawane	77	4	/
Bawanhe	77	4	/
Waiwain	77	2	/
Waswand	77	2	/
Bawanne	77	2	/
Waywand	77	1	/
Wasswan	77	1	/
Wawaina	77	1	/
Wabaine	77	1	/
Bajwane	77	1	/
Bauwane	77	1	/
Wawenne	77	1	/
Whawana	77	1	/
Waswanh	77	1	/
Wawon	73	154	/
Wavan	73	21	/
Vawan	73	16	/
Wowan	73	14	/
Uawan	73	13	/
Wawam	73	1	/
Waiwanna	71	52	/
Vaswaney	71	23	/
Waiswain	71	7	/
Washwani	71	4	/
Weaweani	71	4	/
Whawhana	71	3	/
Hwaawang	71	3	/
Wahabone	71	2	/
Wajswajn	71	2	/
Waewaeni	71	2	/
Wachwani	71	1	/
Waswasni	71	1	/
Wauweene	71	1	/
Wawangoi	71	1	/
Bajwaane	71	1	/
Weawaeni	71	1	/
Bavane	67	60,121	/
Babane	67	1,033	/
Bawaan	67	572	/
Vavane	67	239	/
Weawon	67	58	/
Wowana	67	42	/
Vowane	67	35	/
Uawang	67	26	/
Wavine	67	25	/
Vawone	67	21	/
Wahwon	67	21	/
Wabayn	67	21	/
Vabane	67	12	/
Vawani	67	8	/
Weiwan	67	8	/
Waaban	67	7	/
Wewene	67	6	/
Woowan	67	5	/
Wowani	67	5	/
Uawana	67	4	/
Bawean	67	4	/
Bawahn	67	4	/
Waiwon	67	4	/
Wawoni	67	3	/
Wawona	67	3	/
Wowang	67	3	/
Huawan	67	2	/
Wabaun	67	1	/
Wawony	67	1	/
Whawon	67	1	/
Wawein	67	1	/
Vawean	67	1	/
Waavan	67	1	/
Wavann	67	1	/
Wouwan	67	1	/
Wowene	67	1	/
Bawanj	67	1	/
Uauane	67	1	/
Wavene	67	1	/
Weawwanit	67	1	/
Vaiwan	67	1	/
Bowwan	67	1	/
Hwawon	67	1	/
Hwowan	67	1	/
Vawhan	67	0	/

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Wawane Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Wawane in the Marathi language
वावणे	vavane	-

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