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 also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 356,968th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,165,729 people. The surname Wawu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Wawu reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wawu is also the 536,832nd most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 274 people.
Wawu is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 605 people, or 1 in 218,594. In Indonesia Wawu is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 89 percent reside, Bali, where 7 percent reside and Maluku, where 1 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found 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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