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
Wawara has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Wawara click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawara? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 639,219th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Wawara are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 431 people, or 1 in 411,004. In Nigeria Wawara is most prevalent in: Kano, where 94 percent live, Lagos, where 2 percent live and Ekiti, where 1 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.
Wawara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Wawara last name is chiefly 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
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