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

Wiwo is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiwo? popularity and diffusion

Wiwo is the 290,184th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,520,868 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wiwo live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wiwo is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 38 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,258 people, or 1 in 31,033. In Uganda Wiwo is primarily found in: Butaleja District, where 90 percent live, Budaka District, where 3 percent live and Mbale District, where 2 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Wiwo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily 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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