Wawere Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wawere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wawere (11) may also be a first name.

Wawere Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wawere Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wawere is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawere? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Wawere live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wawere is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename internationally, held by 11 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Wawere is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 40 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 40 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 10 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiwere921/
Wawer914,708/
Wawre91173/
Wawire8311,092/
Waware83273/
Waerea83139/
Wayere8360/
Wajwer8327/
Wawera8323/
Wavere8321/
Wajere8319/
Wewere8317/
Wahwer834/
Vawere833/
Wawery833/
Waweri833/
Weawer832/
Wowere831/
Wawerû831/
Wawerũ831/
Waiere831/
Waawre831/
Ware8093,824/
Waheire77137/
Wawerys7714/
Waiware7710/
Wajwire779/
Waihere775/
Vahwere774/
Weavere773/
Waiwera772/
Waevare771/
Wahgere771/
Wayware771/
Waywire771/
Wawgire771/
Wawhare771/
Whewere771/
Weawear771/
Waawire771/
Wabeere771/
Wabeire771/
Wawerui771/
Waywera771/
Wawesri771/
Weare731,983/
Waree731,771/
Wajer731,378/
Warea731,313/
Wauer731,305/
Waire73688/
Wayer73590/
Wower73499/
Waier73376/
Waver73305/
Whare73239/
Warre73212/
Hware73208/
Waare73191/
Waure73142/
Weire73125/
Wayre7386/
Vawer7339/
Warey7337/
Warei7332/
Waery7326/
Weyre7315/
Wawir7310/
Vawre736/
Wahre735/
Vaere735/
Wajre734/
Wowre731/
Wejre731/
Vware731/
Weure731/
Waehr730/
Wyere730/
Wowereit7187/
Wahwerit7129/
Hwehwere7118/
Bahweire7111/
Waiwaree714/
Wahayere711/
Hwabejre711/
Wawira6716,953/
Bayere671,437/
Babere671,186/
Vavere67593/
Wavare67510/
Hwaire67269/
Weyrer67261/
Wheare67225/
Wierre67210/
Bajere67192/
Wajire67167/
Weirer67159/
Weyres67136/
Waaree67112/
Warrey67109/
Weiwer6787/
Bauere6779/
Wajert6764/
Bavere6751/
Wayire6748/
Wayare6735/
Waiver6734/
Wawari6732/
Wuayer6732/
Wayert6730/
Wajare6721/
Waveri6721/
Wautre6720/
Bauwer6717/
Wharey6715/
Wayera6715/
Wuaver6715/
Wowire6715/
Wajeer6713/
Wouere6713/
Wearer6711/
Wayier679/
Wajera679/
Wairei678/
Weywer678/
Vaware676/
Waaver676/
Vajere675/
Waiher675/
Bowwer674/
Waueri674/
Wairer674/
Wouwer673/
Wajier673/
Waurer673/
Warree673/
Waireh673/
Wavery673/
Waurei673/
Waehry673/
Waaire673/
Wairey672/
Waywahare672/
Whaver672/
Bawery672/
Wavier672/
Vwaire672/
Wowore672/
Veware672/
Weyere672/
Weeree672/
Weares671/
Waeroi671/
Waeroy671/
Wairre671/
Waiyre671/
Vwayer671/
Wiyere671/
Wohwer671/
Woweri671/
Wayore671/
Wayver671/
Wearet671/
Warrea671/
Wauert671/
Wawiri671/
Weirie671/
Vhawre671/
Vawier671/
Wearey671/
Weirey671/
Whehwhere671/
Wayrer671/
Baiere671/
Vaerea671/
Vaerei671/
Vaiere671/
Weerhe671/
Wewire671/
Wheure671/
Vayere671/
Waiire671/
Wajber671/
Wajore671/
Woiwre671/
Bajwer671/
Wayreh671/
Weyire671/
Wejire671/
Wareej671/
Waihre671/
Vaerge671/
Bawher671/
Hwware671/
Baywer670/
Wearie670/
Weurey670/
Vawore670/
Wahber670/
Wevere670/
Wahver670/
Wasuer670/
Wheire670/

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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 Wawere
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