Wiawe Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

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

Wiawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554

Wiawe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiawe has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiawe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Wiawe are found; 84 percent are found in Central Africa and 84 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Wiawe is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiaw892/
Wiawa8013/
Wiaee801/
Wiaue801/
Waiyawet7733/
Wichawet7717/
Withawet774/
Wittawet772/
Witawech771/
Bijawe73149/
Wijawa73115/
Wijaye7369/
Wihaye7326/
Wijowe7312/
Weaweh7310/
Whiaye738/
Wiayea736/
Visawe735/
Waiyaw732/
Weaiae731/
Wesawe731/
Wichawech715/
Witthawet711/
Waiyawech711/
Wittawech711/
Wiay67319/
Wiej6755/
Weaweah6732/
Wiea6732/
Waijave6724/
Waiyowe6710/
Wiey673/
Wiow673/
Waiyawa672/
Wjie672/
Wichaye671/
Wyaw671/
Vichawe671/
Wheawhe671/
Uiaw671/
Wiaa671/
Wiua671/
Wettawe671/
Viaw671/
Vitawee671/
Witthawech671/
Waihowe671/

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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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  • 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 Wiawe
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