Wafou Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Wafou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Wafou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wafou is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wafou reside; 62 percent reside in Central Africa and 43 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.
Wafou is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon Wafou is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 50 percent are found, North Region, where 19 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 6 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Wafou exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 19 percent are found and Niger, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waffou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wafo | 89 | 8,714 | / |
| Wafu | 89 | 273 | / |
| Wafaoue | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wafouya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waffo | 80 | 2,949 | / |
| Bafou | 80 | 741 | / |
| Wafeu | 80 | 524 | / |
| Waifo | 80 | 223 | / |
| Waifu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wafup | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wuafo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wafau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wafoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waafo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wafop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wafod | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wofou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wafue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wafaouee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waffeu | 73 | 271 | / |
| Baffou | 73 | 128 | / |
| Baafou | 73 | 125 | / |
| Vahfou | 73 | 29 | / |
| Vafoup | 73 | 21 | / |
| Bafoue | 73 | 20 | / |
| Waifoi | 73 | 18 | / |
| Wafoyo | 73 | 15 | / |
| Wafiyo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wafayo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wafuop | 73 | 3 | / |
| Woufou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wafuja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bapfou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wafuia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waffod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beafou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baifou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahfoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafoyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafajo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vafoue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whaffu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wawfut | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wafa | 67 | 47,439 | / |
| Bafo | 67 | 1,234 | / |
| Bafu | 67 | 546 | / |
| Baifouh | 67 | 241 | / |
| Wofu | 67 | 101 | / |
| Baffoue | 67 | 90 | / |
| Vafo | 67 | 61 | / |
| Wofo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wajsfus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vafajou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uafo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wafuoyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vafu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baafouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baffoué | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayfouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weafueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uafu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wafou
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