Wawei Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Wawei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
Wawei (38) may also be a first name.
Wawei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wawei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wawei is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawei? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,312,869th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Wawei reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wawei is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 38 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 96 percent live, Chimbu, where 2 percent live and National Capital District, where 2 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live.
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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 Wawei
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