Wiwar Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wiwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wiwar (7) may also be a first name.

Wiwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiwar is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiwar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiwar is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Wiwar occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Wiwar reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wiwar is also the 4,548,448th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 7 people.

It is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Wiwar is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 75 percent are found and Centre Region, where 25 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiwart9115/
Woiwar9110/
Weiwar912/
Wiware911/
Waiware8310/
Waiswar831/
Wuwar806/
Wiwor802/
Waichwar771/
Wichware770/
Weishwar770/
Woiwor73400/
Boiwar7381/
Waiwor7350/
Wejwar7337/
Wivart7323/
Weiwor738/
Wiewór734/
Weywar732/
Waywar731/
Witvar731/
Vaiwar731/
Wiewor731/
Weibahr6710/
Wewhare679/
Whewgar677/
Vaiswar676/
Wittvar675/
Bijwaar674/
Wywhare672/
Whewear671/
Weawear671/
Weshwar671/
Wayware671/
Vaiware671/
Withuar670/

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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 Wiwar
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