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 found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Wawou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wawou is the 2,047,559th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Wawou reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Wawou is also the 690,096th most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 175 people.

The last name Wawou is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 383,840. In Niger it is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 48 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 38 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Niger this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Weawou911/
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Wawu891,017/
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Wowou8041/
Waiwo8038/
Wawua8029/
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Wawoi8014/
Hwawu8014/
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Wavou808/
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Wawuu802/
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Wawoo801/
Wahwo801/
Vawou801/
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Wajwod7315/
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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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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wawou
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