Wavou Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Wavou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
Wavou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wavou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wavou is found most in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wavou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Wavou are found; 38 percent are found in Central Africa and 38 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Wavou is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 40 percent are found, Centre Region, where 20 percent are found and North Region, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waivou | 91 | 13 | / |
| Wauvou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wavu | 89 | 194 | / |
| Wavo | 89 | 70 | / |
| Watvous | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bavou | 80 | 117 | / |
| Wawou | 80 | 84 | / |
| Vavou | 80 | 48 | / |
| Wavuh | 80 | 14 | / |
| Waivo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wavuz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Whavo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Waivu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waveu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wavuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wavop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wavoo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baivou | 73 | 155 | / |
| Vahvou | 73 | 51 | / |
| Waivut | 73 | 14 | / |
| Wawoue | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wavhop | 73 | 2 | / |
| Beavou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wavoyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vavous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wawout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wavuyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wavuya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaivou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whavoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wawouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wavuye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vavu | 67 | 4,250 | / |
| Wawo | 67 | 3,488 | / |
| Bavu | 67 | 2,522 | / |
| Wahabou | 67 | 2,321 | / |
| Wawu | 67 | 1,017 | / |
| Wava | 67 | 977 | / |
| Bavo | 67 | 431 | / |
| Vavo | 67 | 161 | / |
| Wowu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wawouye | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vobu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vovu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wovo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vowu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wawouje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayvoth | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wavou
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