Wayuwa Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wayuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Wayuwa (23) may also be a first name.

Wayuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wayuwa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayuwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wayuwa is the 4,206,983rd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Wayuwa are found; 59 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 59 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wayuwa is also the 2,239,265th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 23 people.

Wayuwa is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Madang, where 92 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 41 percent reside.

Wayuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wayuwa surname is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayua9114,730/
Wauwa9190/
Waywa915/
Wayuwach864/
Wayuwhap861/
Wayway83169/
Wayowa8366/
Wauwau8345/
Wauswa8323/
Wayawa8310/
Wahuwa837/
Wayiwa832/
Wayuah831/
Wayuweach802/
Wayaway77231/
Wayuwet77203/
Wayahua772/
Waiywat771/
Vayuwat771/
Wayuwed771/
Wayawat771/
Wahyhua771/
Waihuwa771/
Vahyuwa771/
Wayiway771/
Waiwa7320,222/
Wauwe73410/
Bayua73123/
Wouwa7323/
Wayva7322/
Wauwo7313/
Wauwi736/
Wauva735/
Wauba733/
Wawea733/
Wayuo733/
Wayue732/
Wayui732/
Wajwa732/
Wajua732/
Waiua732/
Vauwa731/
Wayuwech7113/
Wahyubah717/
Vayouwah716/
Vayuwach711/
Wayuvach711/
Wayiva671,040/
Waiwai67341/
Weawea6781/
Wajewa6777/
Wayawe6738/
Wayoue6738/
Waybah6730/
Wayave6725/
Wayeba6725/
Wayavo6718/
Bayuba6712/
Vayuah6710/
Waihwa678/
Waiwad674/
Wayawi674/
Bayuha673/
Waywod672/
Wayavi672/
Wauwie672/
Wayoba672/
Bayuva672/
Wouwai672/
Wajiwa672/
Wawewa672/
Wayawo672/
Wajawa671/
Wouwah671/
Uayuwe671/
Beyuwa671/
Vayuva671/
Wauhba671/
Wayhue671/
Waiwga671/
Wahyba671/
Wayowi671/
Wayuwetch671/

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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
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  • 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 Wayuwa
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