Wawey Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Wawey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 41 | 1:2,469,225 | 130,198 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Wawey (12) may also be a first name.
Wawey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wawey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wawey occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wawey.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,776,799th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Wawey reside; 84 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 82 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 2,469,225. In The Philippines Wawey is mostly found in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 98 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Wawey
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