Wawei Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wawei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261

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

Wawei occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wawei.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawei? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wawei is the 2,312,869th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Wawei are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,662,754th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 38 people.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea Wawei is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 96 percent reside, Chimbu, where 2 percent reside and National Capital District, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Wawei is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waweie911/
Waawei911/
Wawi892,594/
Wawe891,754/
Wauwe80410/
Wawoe80155/
Wahwi80123/
Wawai80106/
Wawge8099/
Wowei8070/
Waiwi8055/
Wawee8052/
Wawey8049/
Waiwe8040/
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Wewei8032/
Waweh8017/
Wawoi8014/
Wiwei8011/
Wawih806/
Wauwi806/
Waeyi804/
Wawea803/
Waeii803/
Wawii803/
Waawe802/
Waewe802/
Whawe802/
Waweu802/
Wawhe801/
Waiei801/
Wawue801/
Wayei801/
Waeoi801/
Wahwe801/
Wavei801/
Hwawe801/
Hwawi801/
Vawei801/
Waweyo73487/
Huawei73410/
Waiwai73341/
Wahwai73162/
Weawea7381/
Wawaji7370/
Wawiji7357/
Wayawe7338/
Wahawe7337/
Wawiya7330/
Bawawe7329/
Wiyawe7321/
Wawaia7317/
Wawiye7316/
Waheyi7316/
Wawieh7312/
Wawoue7311/
Weaweh7310/
Wawayi7310/
Whawhi735/
Wahwer734/
Wayawi734/
Wawhie734/
Waswit734/
Wuawoe734/
Wauwie732/
Waweha732/
Weawer732/
Wawaye732/
Wawewa732/
Waibei732/
Wayowi731/
Waihei731/
Wawhid731/
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Whawhe731/
Hwajei731/
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Wawiyo731/
Wawuyi731/
Wahawi731/
Wajhwe731/
Wajiwe731/
Waiswe731/
Waiwhe731/
Bowawe731/
Waiwee731/
Bajwei731/
Uawawe731/
Wahwae731/
Waiawe731/
Wuyawi731/
Wawa6718,450/
Waye675,356/
Wowe671,778/
Wavi67792/
Wave67313/
Wiwe67290/
Waie67276/
Wowi67270/
Wayuwet67203/
Weie6787/
Weai6782/
Wewi6766/
Wevi6764/
Waheibi6733/
Weaweah6732/
Vawe6726/
Wahweah6718/
Waui6714/
Wawy6710/
Waiyowe6710/
Waswije679/
Wawouye678/
Waiweha676/
Waweyau675/
Vawi674/
Huaweii674/
Uawi673/
Wajeehi673/
Waiwaye673/
Wawheed672/
Wiei672/
Waihiwe672/
Waej671/
Wawiyah671/
Vaei671/
Wheawhe671/
Wawá671/
Hwahawi671/
Waweeyo671/
Wawouje671/
Wayebai671/
Waywaye671/
Wasueji671/
Wasweya671/
Waichwe671/
Wahiebi671/
Wahyaei671/
Wahawai671/
Waiwowe671/
Baawawe671/
Wachwid671/
Beyawei671/
Wweiwei671/
Wayuwed671/
Wasswit671/
Weui671/
Waihowe671/
Waewwai671/
Hwaiwai671/

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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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  • 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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