Wawich Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wawich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Wawich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wawich is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawich? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Wawich occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Wawich are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Wawich is mostly found in: Siaya County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and Pakistan, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wabich83452/
Bawich8314/
Wawish831/
Wabisch776/
Bahwich771/
Wawis737/
Wavic731/
Wabitsch71164/
Bawitsch7133/
Baywitch712/
Wachwicz712/
Waivhech711/
Bowaitch711/
Wahawish711/
Babich6728,269/
Wavish6792/
Vavich6763/
Bavich6750/
Wabish6719/
Wawesh6714/
Vabich677/
Wabicz676/
Bawish675/
Wawits675/
Wevich671/
Bawicz671/
Bowich671/

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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 Wawich
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