Wanvou Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Wanvou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanvou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin211:492,17232,947
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590

Wanvou (13) may also be a first name.

Wanvou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wanvou Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wanvou is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanvou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanvou reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wanvou is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 492,172. In Benin it is most common in: Zou Department, where 76 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 10 percent are found and Ouémé Department, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin it exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanvo91393/
Whanvo8375/
Wamvou8349/
Wanwou8343/
Wanbou8334/
Wanvoh839/
Banvou832/
Vanvou832/
Wanveu831/
Whanvoh7713/
Vanvous771/
Wanmbou771/
Wainwou771/
Banvo73324/
Vanvo73307/
Vanvu73265/
Wanua73117/
Banvu7338/
Wanuo7326/
Wanwu7312/
Wanwo7310/
Wanva733/
Wanvoeyi7119/
Wanouhou711/
Wainwoue711/
Banvoy6744/
Wanmbo6724/
Vonvou6723/
Banbou6711/
Vamvou6710/
Vanvoy678/
Wanwuo676/
Whanuo676/
Wanhua674/
Whanbo673/
Wanvee673/
Bamvou672/
Vanvuu672/
Wanvai672/
Wannbo671/
Waynua671/
Wannouhou671/
Wainbo671/
Wainwu671/
Wanwua671/
Wainua671/
Wainva671/
Wainwo671/
Wagnouhou671/
Banvoi671/
Banwou671/

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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 Wanvou
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