Wawuna Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wawuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda411:952,17842,125
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wawuna Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wawuna Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wawuna has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawuna? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wawuna live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Wawuna is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 952,178. In Uganda Wawuna is mostly found in: Kibuku District, where 61 percent reside, Pallisa District, where 27 percent reside and Budaka District, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wawunga924/
Wawounga865/
Wawuni838/
Wavuna835/
Wawona833/
Wowuna831/
Vawuna831/
Wewuna831/
Wahwuni7723/
Waiwona778/
Wawunje778/
Bawuuna776/
Bawunha774/
Bawunah773/
Bawuina772/
Bawunna772/
Wabuuna772/
Wawouni772/
Bauwuna771/
Bawouna771/
Bavuna67717/
Babuna67200/
Bawuno67200/
Wobuna6730/
Bawune6716/
Uawunnaya673/
Wawoni673/
Vabuna672/
Bawuni672/
Wawono671/
Wawony671/
Wowona671/

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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 Wawuna
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