Wawara Surname
Approximately 476 people bear this surname
Wawara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 431 | 1:411,004 | 21,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wawara Demographics
Wawara Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Wawara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wawara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wawara occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 639,219th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wawara reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Wawara is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 431 people, or 1 in 411,004. In Nigeria Wawara is mostly found in: Kano, where 94 percent are found, Lagos, where 2 percent are found and Ekiti, where 1 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Wawara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Wawara last name is primarily Traditional African (91%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiwara | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wawaray | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waware | 83 | 273 | / |
| Wawari | 83 | 32 | / |
| Wawera | 83 | 23 | / |
| Wawaro | 83 | 17 | / |
| Wewara | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wawora | 83 | 4 | / |
| Vawara | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wowara | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waiwari | 77 | 161 | / |
| Bawaira | 77 | 48 | / |
| Weywara | 77 | 14 | / |
| Wawarie | 77 | 11 | / |
| Vaswara | 77 | 10 | / |
| Waiware | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wawaris | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bajwara | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wowarra | 77 | 5 | / |
| Waybara | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waiwera | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wawoura | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wahbara | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wasuara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wabaraa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bahwara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waywera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vawhara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bawarah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waabara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bawaray | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wawhare | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wayware | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beawara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waiwaree | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wabahara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wauwauri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Babara | 67 | 2,256 | / |
| Wavare | 67 | 510 | / |
| Vabara | 67 | 154 | / |
| Bavara | 67 | 150 | / |
| Vavara | 67 | 62 | / |
| Wawero | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wewora | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wowari | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vaware | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wewera | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vawari | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wavera | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wowary | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waywahare | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bajwaraay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowora | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uewara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waworo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavora | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wawara
- 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