Wawini Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wawini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wawini (11) may also be a first name.

Wawini Last Name Facts

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

Wawini is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawini? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Wawini reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Wawini is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,547,934. In South Africa Wawini is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 54 percent reside, Gauteng, where 37 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 18 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Wawini Last Name Statistics demography

Wawini earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.57% less than the national average, earning R 169,752 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wawinyi923/
Waweini922/
Whawhini861/
Waweni8317/
Wawine833/
Wawiny832/
Vawini831/
Wabinyi7722/
Wahuini776/
Wawaine771/
Waweeni771/
Bahwini771/
Waibini771/
Wawaina771/
Waihuini71650/
Bahawini7131/
Weaweani714/
Wavine6725/
Wawene6724/
Vavini6716/
Wawena673/
Wouini673/
Waveni672/
Wawyne671/

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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 Wawini
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