Wawou Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wawou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger501:383,84010,800
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wawou (175) may also be a first name.

Wawou Last Name Facts

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

Wawou is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,047,559th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Wawou live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Chadic Africa. Wawou is also the 690,096th most frequently used first name globally, held by 175 people.

The last name Wawou is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 383,840. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 48 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 38 percent live and Maradi Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Niger this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Weawou911/
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Wawo893,488/
Wawu891,017/
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Wowou8041/
Waiwo8038/
Wawua8029/
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Wawoi8014/
Hwawu8014/
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Wavou808/
Wawuh808/
Waiwu808/
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Wawuu802/
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Wawoo801/
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Vawou801/
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Wajwod7315/
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Wawayo739/
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Waywod732/
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Wawoyo731/
Wawiyo731/
Wawajo731/
Wowouh731/
Woiwou731/
Wowoue731/
Wasswo730/
Wawa6718,450/
Wahabou672,321/
Wavu67194/
Wavo6770/
Waiwood6739/
Waiwoyo6723/
Wowu6722/
Vawu6722/
Waweyau675/
Waiwoot675/
Wawuyop673/
Uawu672/
Vawo672/
Uawo671/
Watvous671/
Wawá671/
Waweeyo671/
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Waiwowe671/
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
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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 Wawou
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