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 last name Wayou occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 308,137th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,949,017 people. Wayou is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Wayou live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wayou is also the 285,768th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 818 people.
It is most frequent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 1,006 people, or 1 in 22,934. In The Ivory Coast Wayou is mostly concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 50 percent live, Gôh-Djiboua District, where 36 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 6 percent live. Apart from The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and Niger, where 7 percent live.
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
- 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 Wayou
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