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

The last name Wawini is found most in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawini? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Wawini occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Wawini are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 1,547,934. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 54 percent reside, Gauteng, where 37 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Wawini occurs 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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