Wawo Surname

129,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,7751:47,6575,364
Cameroon3621:57,3737,409
Papua New Guinea1071:76,2039,993
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Wawo (478) may also be a first name.

Wawo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wawo is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wawo.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 129,811th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,089,319 people. Wawo is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Wawo reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 389,041st most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 478 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,775 people, or 1 in 47,657. In Indonesia Wawo is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 57 percent reside, North Sulawesi, where 18 percent reside and Jakarta, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Wawo is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wawoh89543/
Wawou8984/
Waiwo8938/
Wawot8928/
Wawuo8921/
Wawoi8914/
Wauwo8913/
Whawo8911/
Wahwo891/
Weawo891/
Wawoo891/
Wajwod8015/
Waiwuo809/
Waewoh802/
Waywod802/
Wawouh801/
Waiwou801/
Wawout801/
Weawou801/
Wasswo800/
Wawa7518,450/
Wewo75322/
Wavo7570/
Vawo752/
Uawo751/
Wawá751/
Waiwood7339/
Waiwoot735/
Waywoop730/
Waiwa6720,222/
Wawah67310/
Wahwa67189/
Wauwa6790/
Bawoj6732/
Wawua6729/
Waawa6723/
Huawo6721/
Waewa6712/
Wavou678/
Hwabo676/
Wawaa676/
Waivo676/
Bajwo675/
Waywa675/
Weuwo674/
Weiwo673/
Whavo673/
Wayuo673/
Waweu672/
Wajwa672/
Bawoy672/
Wewoh672/
Wavop671/
Wawwa671/
Vawou671/
Vauwo671/
Waboy671/
Waboï671/
Wuabo671/
Baw'o671/
Wavoo671/
Vawoo671/
Baywo671/
Wahuo671/

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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
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  • 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 Wawo
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