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 is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawang? popularity and diffusion
Wawang is the 607,405th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,289,306 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Wawang reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 68,934th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 8,386 people.
It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 478 people, or 1 in 276,672. In Indonesia Wawang is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 65 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 10 percent are found and Central Java, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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