Wawang Surname
Approximately 510 people bear this surname
Wawang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 478 | 1:276,672 | 24,941 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Wawang (8,386) may also be a first name.
Wawang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wawang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wawang occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawang? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wawang is the 607,405th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,289,306 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Wawang live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wawang is also the 68,934th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 8,386 people.
The surname Wawang is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 478 people, or 1 in 276,672. In Indonesia Wawang is primarily found in: West Java, where 65 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 10 percent live and Central Java, where 8 percent live. Barring Indonesia Wawang occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiwang | 92 | 41 | / |
| Wawuang | 92 | 37 | / |
| Waehwang | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hwaawang | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wewang | 83 | 56 | / |
| Wawong | 83 | 27 | / |
| Uawang | 83 | 26 | / |
| Wowang | 83 | 3 | / |
| Waiwong | 77 | 3,643 | / |
| Weiwang | 77 | 84 | / |
| Wawwong | 77 | 12 | / |
| Huawang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Waewong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waswong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wauwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woiwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baywang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waewwong | 71 | 193 | / |
| Weawwong | 71 | 13 | / |
| Wahavong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weawhong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Huawaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boowwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waewhong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whawwong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Babang | 67 | 867 | / |
| Wevang | 67 | 65 | / |
| Wowong | 67 | 64 | / |
| Uabang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vavang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisswang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wawang
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis