Wahouo Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Wahouo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Wahouo (16) may also be a first name.
Wahouo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahouo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wahouo is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahouo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Wahouo is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Wahouo live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent given name globally, borne by 16 people.
The surname Wahouo is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 50 percent live, Centre Region, where 25 percent live and North Region, where 25 percent live. Not including Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahoo | 91 | 128 | / |
| Wahoua | 83 | 30 | / |
| Woahou | 83 | 12 | / |
| Bahouo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wouahou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waoua | 73 | 310 | / |
| Waoho | 73 | 18 | / |
| Baouo | 73 | 18 | / |
| Vahoo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bauhouoh | 71 | 11 | / |
| Waiyohou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahouhou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wouayouo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wouyahou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bohouo | 67 | 2,056 | / |
| Bahoua | 67 | 1,569 | / |
| Vahoua | 67 | 170 | / |
| Bahoho | 67 | 9 | / |
| Baohou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahuoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woaheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouyeo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahaua | 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 Wahouo
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