Vou Surname
Approximately 1,386 people bear this surname
Vou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 586 | 1:302,291 | 16,865 |
| Cambodia | 478 | 1:32,400 | 1,565 |
| Ivory Coast | 107 | 1:215,619 | 9,011 |
| Solomon Islands | 55 | 1:10,546 | 1,849 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Mauritania | 18 | 1:227,492 | 10,961 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| American Samoa | 11 | 1:5,069 | 1,123 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Vou (7,181) may also be a first name.
Vou Demographics
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Vou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮ, Marathi: वोऊ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vou is the 279,018th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,257,970 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Vou live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vou is also the 76,331st most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 7,181 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 586 people, or 1 in 302,291. In Nigeria Vou is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 98 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Vou exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 34 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found.
Vou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Vou has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Vou surname contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Vou Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Vou are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the party.
Vou earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.02% more than the national average, earning $50,063 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vout | 86 | 585 | / |
| Voue | 86 | 165 | / |
| Vous | 86 | 102 | / |
| Vouy | 86 | 91 | / |
| Voué | 86 | 72 | / |
| Vhou | 86 | 44 | / |
| Vohu | 86 | 42 | / |
| Vouh | 86 | 23 | / |
| Hvou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Vouz | 86 | 2 | / |
| Voud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Voux | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vouj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vwou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vu | 80 | 2,302,908 | / |
| Vo | 80 | 1,766,860 | / |
| Vaiou | 75 | 553 | / |
| Vouho | 75 | 465 | / |
| Vajou | 75 | 307 | / |
| Vouch | 75 | 304 | / |
| Vouhe | 75 | 276 | / |
| Voyau | 75 | 203 | / |
| Voutt | 75 | 183 | / |
| Vouya | 75 | 66 | / |
| Vouha | 75 | 18 | / |
| Vouts | 75 | 14 | / |
| Vayou | 75 | 9 | / |
| Vouhé | 75 | 8 | / |
| Vouet | 75 | 6 | / |
| Voutz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Vouez | 75 | 3 | / |
| Voult | 75 | 2 | / |
| Veyou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vouye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vouie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Voues | 75 | 1 | / |
| Voush | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vohue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vouee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vouhs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vouss | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vos | 67 | 56,707 | / |
| Vue | 67 | 38,665 | / |
| Bou | 67 | 36,734 | / |
| Voa | 67 | 33,998 | / |
| Vua | 67 | 6,049 | / |
| Voo | 67 | 5,347 | / |
| Vui | 67 | 4,978 | / |
| Vuu | 67 | 3,309 | / |
| Vau | 67 | 2,691 | / |
| Vut | 67 | 2,079 | / |
| Voi | 67 | 1,976 | / |
| Vus | 67 | 1,944 | / |
| Voy | 67 | 982 | / |
| Voe | 67 | 936 | / |
| Vot | 67 | 800 | / |
| Voz | 67 | 741 | / |
| Vaihou | 67 | 716 | / |
| Voh | 67 | 693 | / |
| Wou | 67 | 599 | / |
| Veu | 67 | 403 | / |
| Vuy | 67 | 247 | / |
| Voj | 67 | 154 | / |
| Vud | 67 | 145 | / |
| Vuo | 67 | 132 | / |
| Vod | 67 | 96 | / |
| Vuh | 67 | 75 | / |
| Vhu | 67 | 67 | / |
| Voyeau | 67 | 65 | / |
| Vgo | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hvu | 67 | 39 | / |
| Vuz | 67 | 38 | / |
| Vohoue | 67 | 34 | / |
| Voš | 67 | 31 | / |
| Vho | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vahoue | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hvo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vux | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vuj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Voucht | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vop | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vup | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voï | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vgu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vouhou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vouheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voutht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voiaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhouia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vayhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voutch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voyaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vão | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vouyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voį | 67 | 0 | / |
| Voueye | 67 | 0 | / |
Vou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻮ | fw | - |
| Vou in the Marathi language | ||
| वोऊ | vo'u | - |
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Footnotes
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- 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 Vou
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