Wayou Surname
Approximately 1,225 people bear this surname
Wayou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 1,006 | 1:22,934 | 1,659 |
| Cameroon | 94 | 1:220,948 | 22,265 |
| Niger | 83 | 1:231,229 | 7,510 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Wayou (818) may also be a first name.
Wayou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wayou occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wayou is the 308,137th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,949,017 people. The last name Wayou is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Wayou live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 285,768th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 818 people.
This last name is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 1,006 people, or 1 in 22,934. In The Ivory Coast Wayou is most common in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 50 percent are found, Gôh-Djiboua District, where 36 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 6 percent are found. Besides The Ivory Coast Wayou is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent are found and Niger, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahyou | 91 | 8 | / |
| Wayyou | 91 | 6 | / |
| Whayou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wahyouh | 83 | 477 | / |
| Wahyoui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bayou | 80 | 31,043 | / |
| Waiyu | 80 | 436 | / |
| Wuyou | 80 | 235 | / |
| Wayau | 80 | 182 | / |
| Woyou | 80 | 88 | / |
| Weyou | 80 | 48 | / |
| Vayou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wajou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wayeu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wayiu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waiou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waiyohou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wiyaou | 73 | 946 | / |
| Baayou | 73 | 564 | / |
| Waayuh | 73 | 183 | / |
| Bayjou | 73 | 54 | / |
| Bayouh | 73 | 32 | / |
| Bayouj | 73 | 24 | / |
| Waihou | 73 | 21 | / |
| Wheyou | 73 | 16 | / |
| Bayhou | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bayaou | 73 | 12 | / |
| Waiohu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Weeyou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wajjou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wehyou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wahyhu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bahyou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wahiou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vayhou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wagiou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woyaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woiyou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bayeou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiyut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huayou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiyue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waijyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayaud | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bahayou | 67 | 539 | / |
| Wuyu | 67 | 376 | / |
| Woyu | 67 | 92 | / |
| Woju | 67 | 30 | / |
| Weyu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Waiyahu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Guhayou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wahhyud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouhayou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waihaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhayaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheeyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whieyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayahut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woueyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiohau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woeu | 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
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- 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 Wayou
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