Wawani Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wawani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wawani (14) may also be a first name.

Wawani Last Name Facts

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

Wawani is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawani? popularity and diffusion

Wawani is the 2,506,728th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Wawani are found; 47 percent are found in Central Africa and 47 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wawani is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 14 people.

The last name Wawani is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.

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Footnotes

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