Wawis Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wawis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Wawis (24) may also be a first name.
Wawis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wawis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wawis is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wawis.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawis? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Wawis are found; 86 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 86 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent given name at a global level It is held by 24 people.
Wawis is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 100 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea Wawis is found in one country. It also occurs in Mexico, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawish | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wawes | 80 | 54 | / |
| Wowis | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wavis | 80 | 7 | / |
| Vawis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wewis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahawish | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wavish | 73 | 92 | / |
| Weavis | 73 | 54 | / |
| Wabish | 73 | 19 | / |
| Wawesh | 73 | 14 | / |
| Wawich | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bawish | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wowijs | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wawese | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waabis | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wuavis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bawais | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uawais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wowais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wabois | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahwish | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wabisch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Buowais | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huawais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouwais | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wawis
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