Wawoi Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Wawoi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawoi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Wawoi Last Name Facts

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

Wawoi is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawoi? popularity and diffusion

Wawoi is the 5,213,395th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Wawoi reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 79 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Wawoi is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 90 percent reside and Morobe, where 10 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wawo893,488/
Wawi892,594/
Wawoh80543/
Wawoe80155/
Wahwi80123/
Wawai80106/
Wawou8084/
Wawei8068/
Waiwi8055/
Wowoi8047/
Waiwo8038/
Wawie8037/
Wawot8028/
Wawuo8021/
Wawyo8015/
Wauwo8013/
Whawo8011/
Wawih806/
Wauwi806/
Wawii803/
Hwawi801/
Weawo801/
Wahwo801/
Wawoo801/
Waweyo73487/
Waiwai73341/
Wahwai73162/
Wawuyo7378/
Wawaji7370/
Wawiji7357/
Waboyi7338/
Wawiya7330/
Baiwoi7322/
Wawaia7317/
Wawiye7316/
Wajwod7315/
Bawoyi7314/
Wawieh7312/
Wawoue7311/
Wawayi7310/
Waiwuo739/
Wawayo739/
Whawhi735/
Wawhie734/
Waswit734/
Wuawoe734/
Wawoja733/
Wawoya733/
Waywod732/
Wewoia732/
Wauwie732/
Waewoh732/
Wawiyo731/
Wawout731/
Wawoyo731/
Wawuyi731/
Wahawi731/
Waawei731/
Waiwou731/
Bauwoi731/
Wawajo731/
Wewoie731/
Weawou731/
Waweie731/
Wawouh731/
Wawhid731/
Wasswo730/
Wawa6718,450/
Wawe671,754/
Wavi67792/
Wewo67322/
Wowi67270/
Wavo6770/
Wewi6766/
Wovi6751/
Waiwood6739/
Waiwoyo6723/
Wawy6710/
Waswije679/
Wawouye678/
Waiwoot675/
Vawi674/
Wawuyop673/
Uawi673/
Vawo672/
Wawiyah671/
Wawá671/
Hwaiwai671/
Uawo671/
Hwahawi671/
Waweeyo671/
Wawouje671/
Wawuoya671/
Wahawai671/
Waiwowe671/
Wachwid671/
Wasswit671/
Waewwai671/
Waywoop670/

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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 Wawoi
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