Wawie Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

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

Wawie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wawie (376) may also be a first name.

Wawie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wawie is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wawie is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Wawie reside; 54 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 54 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wawie is also the 447,400th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 376 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 40 percent live, Morobe, where 35 percent live and West Sepik, where 25 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 38 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wawieh9112/
Wawhie914/
Wauwie912/
Waweie911/
Wawi892,594/
Wawe891,754/
Waie89276/
Waswije839/
Washwie831/
Wauwe80410/
Waive80251/
Wahwi80123/
Wayie80111/
Wawai80106/
Wawge8099/
Waihe8086/
Wawei8068/
Wavie8059/
Waiwi8055/
Wawee8052/
Wawey8049/
Waiwe8040/
Waweh8017/
Wawoi8014/
Waiee809/
Wajie807/
Wawih806/
Wauwi806/
Wowie804/
Wawea803/
Wawii803/
Waawe802/
Wewie802/
Waewe802/
Whawe802/
Waweu802/
Whaie801/
Wawhe801/
Wawue801/
Wahwe801/
Hwawe801/
Hwawi801/
Wa'ie801/
Wai75407,920/
Waiwai73341/
Wahwai73162/
Weawea7381/
Wawiji7357/
Wahawe7337/
Whaibe7334/
Waihee7319/
Weewie7316/
Bawihe7310/
Wahuie738/
Waibea737/
Whawhi735/
Weavie734/
Wahwer734/
Waswit734/
Waieet734/
Bauwie733/
Waweha732/
Wawiay732/
Weawer732/
Wavieh732/
Wayihe732/
Waibei732/
Waibhe731/
Waiess731/
Waihie731/
Waihoe731/
Waived731/
Wayhie731/
Wawhid731/
Vawier731/
Wahweh731/
Whawhe731/
Wawerû731/
Wawerũ731/
Wawiyo731/
Waibeh731/
Wahawi731/
Waawei731/
Wajhwe731/
Waiswe731/
Waiwhe731/
Wouwie731/
Waiwee731/
Bawjie731/
Vwagie731/
Whabie731/
Wasuie731/
Wawa6718,450/
Waje679,609/
Waji676,290/
Waye675,356/
Wije674,142/
Wayi672,922/
Wewe672,445/
Wowe671,778/
Baie671,492/
Waia671,159/
Waii67900/
Wavi67792/
Woie67482/
Waiu67441/
Wave67313/
Hwai67309/
Wowi67270/
Wiye67173/
Waij67166/
Waiß67133/
Vaie67111/
Waai67100/
Weie6787/
Waio6775/
Wewi6766/
Wiej6755/
Whai6752/
Waih6734/
Weaweah6732/
Wiea6732/
Waue6731/
Waiy6729/
Vawe6726/
Wabuiye6721/
Wahweah6718/
Weae6715/
Wwai6712/
Wawy6710/
Wyie676/
Waiweha676/
Wawejay676/
Vawi674/
Wiey673/
Uawi673/
Wwee673/
Wwei673/
Washwji673/
Wawheed672/
Vwai672/
Hwae672/
Weavier671/
Waweyai671/
Wuie671/
Wheawhe671/
Hwahawi671/
Waweeyo671/
Whaieed671/
Waichwe671/
Wahawai671/
W'Ai671/
Wachwid671/
Wweiwei671/
Vwae671/
Weawjit671/
Wasswit671/
Wgai671/
Waewwai671/
Wweu671/
Wwoe671/
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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wawie
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