Wawane Surname

1,459,453rd
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: 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.

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Wawane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands1311:4,428552
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

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)

Wawane Last Name Facts

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

Wawane (Marathi: वावणे) is borne by more people in The Solomon Islands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wawane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,459,453rd most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname Wawane is primarily found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Wawane live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 90 percent live in Solomonic Oceania.

The last name Wawane is most widespread in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 4,428. In The Solomon Islands it is most frequent in: Malaita Province, where 67 percent are found, Capital Territory, where 27 percent are found and Western Province, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The Solomon Islands Wawane occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wawange921/
Wawaine921/
Whawane921/
Wawan918,042/
Wawagner861/
Wawaness861/
Waiwan83117/
Wawana8395/
Wawani8359/
Wawene8324/
Wauwan8317/
Wahwan8315/
Wawanh8311/
Wewane8310/
Vawane839/
Wowane836/
Wawuan835/
Wawine833/
Wawwan831/
Waywan830/
Waiwaione801/
Wawangnet801/
Bawaneh77246/
Wawaeni77224/
Bawaney7761/
Wawuang7737/
Baawane774/
Bawanhe774/
Waiwain772/
Waswand772/
Bawanne772/
Waywand771/
Wasswan771/
Wawaina771/
Wabaine771/
Bajwane771/
Bauwane771/
Wawenne771/
Whawana771/
Waswanh771/
Wawon73154/
Wavan7321/
Vawan7316/
Wowan7314/
Uawan7313/
Wawam731/
Waiwanna7152/
Vaswaney7123/
Waiswain717/
Washwani714/
Weaweani714/
Whawhana713/
Hwaawang713/
Wahabone712/
Wajswajn712/
Waewaeni712/
Wachwani711/
Waswasni711/
Wauweene711/
Wawangoi711/
Bajwaane711/
Weawaeni711/
Bavane6760,121/
Babane671,033/
Bawaan67572/
Vavane67239/
Weawon6758/
Wowana6742/
Vowane6735/
Uawang6726/
Wavine6725/
Vawone6721/
Wahwon6721/
Wabayn6721/
Vabane6712/
Vawani678/
Weiwan678/
Waaban677/
Wewene676/
Woowan675/
Wowani675/
Uawana674/
Bawean674/
Bawahn674/
Waiwon674/
Wawoni673/
Wawona673/
Wowang673/
Huawan672/
Wabaun671/
Wawony671/
Whawon671/
Wawein671/
Vawean671/
Waavan671/
Wavann671/
Wouwan671/
Wowene671/
Bawanj671/
Uauane671/
Wavene671/
Weawwanit671/
Vaiwan671/
Bowwan671/
Hwawon671/
Hwowan671/
Vawhan670/

Wawane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wawane in the Marathi language
वावणेvavane-

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