Wiwo Surname

290,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wiwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,2581:31,0334,206
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Wiwo (38) may also be a first name.

Wiwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiwo is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiwo? popularity and diffusion

Wiwo is the 290,184th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,520,868 people. The surname Wiwo occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wiwo live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 38 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,258 people, or 1 in 31,033. In Uganda Wiwo is mostly found in: Butaleja District, where 90 percent reside, Budaka District, where 3 percent reside and Mbale District, where 2 percent reside. Not including Uganda Wiwo exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Wiwo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wiwo last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Wiwo earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiwo8938/
Wiowo897/
Woiwo896/
Wiwou894/
Weiwo893/
Wiwoo891/
Wiwod891/
Woiwod80208/
Woiwoi80122/
Woiwuo8032/
Waiwuo809/
Woiwoh805/
Woiwot802/
Woiwou801/
Woiwoy801/
Waiwou801/
Whiwot801/
Wiwood800/
Wiwa752,047/
Wewo75322/
Wivo759/
Wuwo753/
Woiwood7361/
Waiwood7339/
Waiwoot735/
Whiwood730/
Waiwa6720,222/
Woiwa67110/
Wibou6728/
Biwoh6721/
Weiwa6715/
Buiwo679/
Waivo676/
Wuiwa675/
Wywot675/
Wiboh675/
Viowo675/
Weuwo674/
Wiboo674/
Wivou673/
Wewoh672/
Viwou672/
Weawo671/
Wiwua671/
Vwibo671/
Wewot671/
Wjwop671/
Wuwoi671/
Wewop671/
Wioua671/
Wiwaa671/
Wwibo671/

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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 Wiwo
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