Vouna Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Vouna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Vouna (71) may also be a first name.
Vouna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vouna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vouna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﻧﻪ, Hindi: वौना) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vouna? popularity and diffusion
Vouna is the 2,220,661st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Vouna live; 51 percent live in Central Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Vouna is also the 1,152,838th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 71 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 358,087. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 55 percent are found, Far North Region, where 36 percent are found and North Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found and Chad, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vouna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vouna in the Hindi language | ||
| वौना | vauna | - |
| Vouna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻮﻧﻪ | fwnh | 88.89 |
| ﻓﻮﻥ | fwn | 11.11 |
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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
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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 Vouna
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