Wawi Surname

166,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,594 people bear this surname

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

Wawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5881:224,91420,946
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Papua New Guinea4131:19,7432,060
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Iran1381:556,39531,798
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Jordan491:180,4589,134
Cameroon471:441,89537,035
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
United States121:30,204,911765,334
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Israel111:777,96750,646
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Wawi (2,753) may also be a first name.

Wawi Last Name Facts

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

Wawi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻭﻱ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawi? popularity and diffusion

Wawi is the 166,812th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,809,385 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Wawi reside; 29 percent reside in West Asia and 25 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Wawi is also the 139,283rd most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 2,753 people.

The last name Wawi is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 588 people, or 1 in 224,914. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Papua, where 25 percent live, South Sumatra, where 23 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 14 percent live. Besides Indonesia Wawi occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 21 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live.

Wawi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wawi earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 11.79% more than the national average, earning R 265,656 per year and in United States they earn 55.08% more than the national average, earning $66,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahwi89123/
Wawai89106/
Wawei8968/
Waiwi8955/
Wawie8937/
Wawoi8914/
Wawih896/
Wauwi896/
Wawii893/
Hwawi891/
Waiwai80341/
Wahwai80162/
Wawieh8012/
Whawhi805/
Wawhie804/
Waswit804/
Wauwie802/
Wawhid801/
Waweie801/
Wahawi801/
Waawei801/
Wawa7518,450/
Wawe751,754/
Wavi75792/
Wowi75270/
Wewi7566/
Wawy7510/
Vawi754/
Uawi753/
Waswije739/
Hwahawi731/
Wahawai731/
Wachwid731/
Wasswit731/
Waewwai731/
Hwaiwai731/
Waiwa6720,222/
Wauwe67410/
Waive67251/
Wavii67143/
Wawge6799/
Wauwa6790/
Vwavi6782/
Wowei6770/
Wavai6763/
Wavie6759/
Waway6753/
Wawee6752/
Wawey6749/
Wowoi6747/
Waiwe6740/
Waivi6739/
Wewei6732/
Wowai6726/
Waawa6723/
Waweh6717/
Wawyo6715/
Wauvi6713/
Wewai6712/
Vawai679/
Wahaiwai678/
Wuabi676/
Wawaa676/
Wowui675/
Waywa675/
Wabii674/
Hbawi674/
Wowie674/
Wawea673/
Bawij673/
Bawii673/
Bawyi673/
Hwowi673/
Wowih672/
Wajui672/
Waawe672/
Wajwa672/
Wewie672/
Wayui672/
Wabiy672/
Waewe672/
Whawe672/
Waweu672/
Vawis672/
Bauwi671/
Wuavi671/
Wabyi671/
Wawhe671/
Uhawi671/
Waviy671/
Wawue671/
Wawwa671/
Wewii671/
Vawit671/
Wahwe671/
Wahawish671/
Wowwi671/
Wavei671/
Hwawe671/
Vawei671/
Wavid671/
Wohwi671/
Waawy671/

Wawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﻭﻱwawy-

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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 Wawi
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