Wawu Surname
Approximately 1,017 people bear this surname
Wawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 605 | 1:218,594 | 20,447 |
| Nigeria | 271 | 1:653,663 | 30,600 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wawu (274) may also be a first name.
Wawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wawu is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 356,968th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,165,729 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 59 percent of Wawu reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 536,832nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 274 people.
Wawu is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 605 people, or 1 in 218,594. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 89 percent reside, Bali, where 7 percent reside and Maluku, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawou | 89 | 84 | / |
| Hwawu | 89 | 14 | / |
| Wauwu | 89 | 10 | / |
| Waiwu | 89 | 8 | / |
| Wawuh | 89 | 8 | / |
| Wawau | 89 | 3 | / |
| Waweu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wawuu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wauwau | 80 | 45 | / |
| Wawuud | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wawouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waiwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wawout | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weawou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wavu | 75 | 194 | / |
| Vawu | 75 | 22 | / |
| Wowu | 75 | 22 | / |
| Wewu | 75 | 20 | / |
| Uawu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wawoe | 67 | 155 | / |
| Weiwu | 67 | 119 | / |
| Wowou | 67 | 41 | / |
| Woiwu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wavuh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Huawu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wavou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wowui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wavuz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wabuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waivu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wawoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bajwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabuy | 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
- 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 Wawu
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