Waweh Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Waweh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waweh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

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 surname Waweh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻭﺡ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waweh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waweh are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 28 people.

It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 272,991. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 87 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 7 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 7 percent reside. Beside Mauritania Waweh is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wawieh9112/
Waweha912/
Wahweh911/
Wawe891,754/
Weaweah8332/
Wahweah8318/
Waiweha836/
Wajeh80548/
Wauwe80410/
Wayeh80121/
Wawge8099/
Waveh8069/
Wawei8068/
Wawee8052/
Wawey8049/
Weweh8048/
Waiwe8040/
Wawie8037/
Wawih806/
Woweh805/
Wawea803/
Waawe802/
Waewe802/
Whawe802/
Waweu802/
Vaweh801/
Wawhe801/
Wawue801/
Wahwe801/
Hwawe801/
Wajeeh731,196/
Weawea7381/
Wahawe7337/
Wheweh737/
Hbaweh735/
Whawhi735/
Wahwer734/
Wawhie734/
Wauwie732/
Weawer732/
Wavieh732/
Wahyeh732/
Wawhid731/
Vahweh731/
Wayeeh731/
Wouweh731/
Wabeah731/
Waweie731/
Waabeh731/
Whawhe731/
Wawerû731/
Wawerũ731/
Waibeh731/
Waawei731/
Wajhwe731/
Waiswe731/
Waiwhe731/
Woweha731/
Bahweh731/
Baweeh731/
Waiwee731/
Whawha731/
Weah6731,589/
Wawa6718,450/
Waje679,609/
Wahu675,861/
Waye675,356/
Wawi672,594/
Weyh672,278/
Wowe671,778/
Weih671,625/
Wahy67424/
Wave67313/
Waie67276/
Wayh67216/
Weha67142/
Wajeesh6752/
Waih6734/
Waue6731/
Vawe6726/
Wawy6710/
Waswije679/
Weuh679/
Wauh677/
Wajh674/
Wwee673/
Wwei673/
Whehweh672/
Wawheed672/
Hwae672/
Wahbeah671/
Whewheh671/
Wheawhe671/
Waichwe671/
Wajeehh671/
Vwae671/
Whabeeh671/
Wahj671/
Vaiwech671/
Wwea671/
Wweu671/
Wwoe671/

Waweh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waweh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﻭﺡwawh71.43
ﻭﺍﻭﻩwawh28.57

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waweh
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