Waweh Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Waweh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Waweh (28) may also be a first name.
Waweh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waweh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waweh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻭﺡ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waweh? popularity and diffusion
Waweh is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waweh live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 28 people.
It is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 272,991. In Mauritania Waweh is most prevalent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 87 percent live, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 7 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania Waweh occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waweh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waweh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻭﺡ | wawh | 71.43 |
| ﻭﺍﻭﻩ | wawh | 28.57 |
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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
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- 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 Waweh
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