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 surname Vaoua is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vaoua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,255,512th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Vaoua live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vaoua is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name on earth, held by 46 people.
Vaoua is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 501,549. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 37 percent reside, Gôh-Djiboua District, where 35 percent reside and Savanes District, where 22 percent reside. Outside of The Ivory Coast Vaoua exists 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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