Wawou Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Wawou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 50 | 1:383,840 | 10,800 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawoue | 91 | 11 | / |
| Waiwou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wawout | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weawou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wawouh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wawo | 89 | 3,488 | / |
| Wawu | 89 | 1,017 | / |
| Wawouye | 83 | 8 | / |
| Wawouje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wawoh | 80 | 543 | / |
| Wawoe | 80 | 155 | / |
| Wowou | 80 | 41 | / |
| Waiwo | 80 | 38 | / |
| Wawua | 80 | 29 | / |
| Wawot | 80 | 28 | / |
| Wawuo | 80 | 21 | / |
| Wawoi | 80 | 14 | / |
| Hwawu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wauwo | 80 | 13 | / |
| Whawo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wauwu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wavou | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wawuh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Waiwu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wawau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wawuu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waweu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wawoo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vawou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weawo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waweyo | 73 | 487 | / |
| Wawuyo | 73 | 78 | / |
| Wawuya | 73 | 52 | / |
| Wauwau | 73 | 45 | / |
| Wajwod | 73 | 15 | / |
| Waivou | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wawayo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Waiwuo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wawuud | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wuawoe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wawoya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wawoja | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waywod | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bawouh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wawuyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wauvou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wawoyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wawiyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wawajo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wowouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woiwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wowoue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wasswo | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wawa | 67 | 18,450 | / |
| Wahabou | 67 | 2,321 | / |
| Wavu | 67 | 194 | / |
| Wavo | 67 | 70 | / |
| Waiwood | 67 | 39 | / |
| Waiwoyo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wowu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vawu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Waweyau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waiwoot | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wawuyop | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uawu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vawo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watvous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wawá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waweeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wawuoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiwowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waywoop | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wawou
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