Wuwa Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

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

Wuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Wuwa (26) may also be a first name.

Wuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wuwa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Wuwa reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wuwa is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 26 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Wuwa is mostly found in: Rivers, where 57 percent reside, Yobe, where 36 percent reside and Kogi, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Wuwa occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Wuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Wuwa earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 1404.63% more than the national average, earning R 3,575,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wauwa8990/
Wuhwa8943/
Wouwa8923/
Wuiwa895/
Hwuwa893/
Wuwua891/
Wuway891/
Wuwah891/
Wauwau8045/
Wahuwa807/
Wouwai802/
Wouwah801/
Hwuwau801/
Wuwaha801/
Wiwa752,047/
Vuwa75351/
Wuwe7513/
Wuwo753/
Wuwi751/
Wouwe67438/
Wauwe67410/
Wuwei67152/
Wuwih67101/
Wusua6728/
Wowai6726/
Wiwai6719/
Wauwo6713/
Vuwai6712/
Wuwet677/
Wauwi676/
Vhuwa675/
Wuwep675/
Wouwo675/
Weuwo674/
Buywa674/
Vuwaa674/
Bujwa674/
Wuhwe674/
Woowa673/
Wuwid672/
Wowaa671/
Wuwit671/
Buwaa671/
Vuhwa671/
Wowoa671/
Wuwoi671/
Wowha671/
Woway671/
Vauwa671/
Wubau671/
Wuwes671/
Wiwua671/
Wowau671/
Wwuba671/
Wiwaa671/

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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 Wuwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis