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 surname Wavou has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wavou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wavou is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This 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 is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Wavou is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 40 percent live, Centre Region, where 20 percent live and North Region, where 20 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent live.
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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