Wafwoyo Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Wafwoyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wafwoyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafwoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wafwoyo occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafwoyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Wafwoyo is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wafwoyo reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Wafwoyo is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,346,182. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Tororo District, where 79 percent are found, Mukono District, where 17 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wafoyo | 92 | 15 | / |
| Wafuoyo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wafuoyoo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wafiyo | 77 | 11 | / |
| Wafayo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wahfoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wafoyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wafowo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wavoyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wafo | 73 | 8,714 | / |
| Wafy | 73 | 4,765 | / |
| Wabweyo | 71 | 63 | / |
| Wafaouy | 71 | 20 | / |
| Wafwiya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wafouya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wah Foo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wofwoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wabwoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wabwoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waffo | 67 | 2,949 | / |
| Waifo | 67 | 223 | / |
| Wafey | 67 | 123 | / |
| Wafio | 67 | 93 | / |
| Wafiy | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wafou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Waffy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wafao | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wafwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wafay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waefo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuafo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wafya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wayof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wafoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woyfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waify | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waewphoo | 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
- 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 Wafwoyo
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