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 borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wawu is the 356,968th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,165,729 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Wawu live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 536,832nd most common given name globally, borne by 274 people.
The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 605 people, or 1 in 218,594. In Indonesia Wawu is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 89 percent reside, Bali, where 7 percent reside and Maluku, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs 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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