Wawo Surname
Approximately 3,488 people bear this surname
Wawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,775 | 1:47,657 | 5,364 |
| Cameroon | 362 | 1:57,373 | 7,409 |
| Papua New Guinea | 107 | 1:76,203 | 9,993 |
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
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 found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 129,811th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,089,319 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Wawo live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wawo is also the 389,041st most widespread given name world-wide, held by 478 people.
The last name Wawo is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 2,775 people, or 1 in 47,657. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 57 percent live, North Sulawesi, where 18 percent live and Jakarta, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia it occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawoh | 89 | 543 | / |
| Wawou | 89 | 84 | / |
| Waiwo | 89 | 38 | / |
| Wawot | 89 | 28 | / |
| Wawuo | 89 | 21 | / |
| Wawoi | 89 | 14 | / |
| Wauwo | 89 | 13 | / |
| Whawo | 89 | 11 | / |
| Wahwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Weawo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wawoo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wajwod | 80 | 15 | / |
| Waiwuo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Waewoh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waywod | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wawouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waiwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wawout | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weawou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wasswo | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wawa | 75 | 18,450 | / |
| Wewo | 75 | 322 | / |
| Wavo | 75 | 70 | / |
| Vawo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uawo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wawá | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waiwood | 73 | 39 | / |
| Waiwoot | 73 | 5 | / |
| Waywoop | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waiwa | 67 | 20,222 | / |
| Wawah | 67 | 310 | / |
| Wahwa | 67 | 189 | / |
| Wauwa | 67 | 90 | / |
| Bawoj | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wawua | 67 | 29 | / |
| Waawa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Huawo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Waewa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wavou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hwabo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wawaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waivo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bajwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waywa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weuwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weiwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whavo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wayuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waweu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wajwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bawoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wewoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wavop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wawwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vauwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waboï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baw'o | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vawoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baywo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahuo | 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
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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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