Wawili Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wawili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wawili (8) may also be a first name.

Wawili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wawili is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wawili click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawili? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wawili reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wawili is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 8 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 52,941,613. In Tanzania Wawili is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wawilai92421/
Waswilai861/
Weawilai861/
Wawile8363/
Wowili836/
Wawily834/
Wawila832/
Wawuli831/
Waiwila7721/
Wawilya776/
Wahwile774/
Waibili773/
Bawilai771/
Bawuili771/
Watvilai711/
Wawellie711/
Babili672,624/
Vavili67470/
Bavili67178/
Waßweiler6712/
Wawele6712/
Wowile677/
Waawellie676/
Wawule672/
Wavuli672/
Wahwullie671/
Wasswiler670/

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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 Wawili
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