Vaoua Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Vaoua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 46 | 1:501,549 | 15,911 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
Vaoua (46) may also be a first name.
Vaoua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vaoua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vaoua is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vaoua? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vaoua is the 2,255,512th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. Vaoua occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Vaoua are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vaoua is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 46 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 501,549. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 37 percent reside, Gôh-Djiboua District, where 35 percent reside and Savanes District, where 22 percent reside. Other than The Ivory Coast Vaoua is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 35 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vahoua | 91 | 170 | / |
| Vaoa | 89 | 6 | / |
| Baoua | 80 | 1,901 | / |
| Waoua | 80 | 310 | / |
| Vhaoa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bahoua | 73 | 1,569 | / |
| Vaohea | 73 | 155 | / |
| Baohua | 73 | 39 | / |
| Baouat | 73 | 39 | / |
| Wahoua | 73 | 30 | / |
| Vagioa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Baaoua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Baouas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baouha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baouai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voheua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hbaoua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaoast | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vahoat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vahoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Va'aua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baoa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Vaoe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vasoyai | 67 | 24 | / |
| Waoa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Baayoua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vahoyai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vahoyay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Baouaih | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bahouat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vasujay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vasoyay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uaouaia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bahouas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uaoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahouhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vohouas | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Vaoua
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