Wayou Surname

308,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Wayou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1,0061:22,9341,659
Cameroon941:220,94822,265
Niger831:231,2297,510
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Liberia111:400,77620,681
France41:16,605,680368,153
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahyou918/
Wayyou916/
Whayou911/
Wahyouh83477/
Wahyoui831/
Bayou8031,043/
Waiyu80436/
Wuyou80235/
Wayau80182/
Woyou8088/
Weyou8048/
Vayou809/
Wajou809/
Wayeu805/
Wayiu802/
Waiou801/
Wayju801/
Wayyu801/
Waiyohou771/
Wiyaou73946/
Baayou73564/
Waayuh73183/
Bayjou7354/
Bayouh7332/
Bayouj7324/
Waihou7321/
Wheyou7316/
Bayhou7313/
Bayaou7312/
Waiohu7311/
Weeyou739/
Wajjou739/
Wehyou738/
Wahyhu737/
Bahyou734/
Wahiou732/
Vayhou731/
Wagiou731/
Woyaou731/
Woiyou731/
Bayeou731/
Waiyut731/
Huayou731/
Waiyue731/
Waijyu731/
Wayaud730/
Bahayou67539/
Wuyu67376/
Woyu6792/
Woju6730/
Weyu6723/
Waiyahu675/
Guhayou675/
Weou675/
Wahhyud673/
Ouhayou672/
Waihaou671/
Vhayaou671/
Wheeyou671/
Whieyou671/
Wayahut671/
Woueyou671/
Waiohau671/
Woeu671/

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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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