Woa Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Woa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1471:899,65467,360
Cameroon751:276,92126,437
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Woa (61) may also be a first name.

Woa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Woa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Woa is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 912,827th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 52 percent of Woa live; 52 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Woa is also the 1,257,960th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 61 people.

The last name Woa is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 899,654. In Indonesia Woa is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 97 percent live, Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent live and Papua, where 1 percent live. Not including Indonesia Woa exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 26 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live.

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Woha86397/
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Hwoja751/
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Wojad751/
Wojea751/
Woeha751/
Hwoai751/
Woash750/
Wai67407,920/
Wah67241,166/
Woo6755,593/
Way6746,255/
Boa6744,552/
Voa6733,998/
Hwa6719,965/
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Wuo673,077/
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Woy671,627/
Wao671,462/
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Wha67379/
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Wayowa6766/
Hwo6759/
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Woj6730/
Woyasz6722/
Waś6720/
Woueha6717/
Wojasz6713/
Uoa6712/
Wahyoa6710/
Wwa6710/
Woš679/
Wouaha677/
Woiyah675/
Wesowa675/
Vwo675/
Waï674/
Wetowa674/
Widowa673/
Woï673/
Wouyah673/
Wwo673/
Woyath672/
Wojahh672/
Whaoha672/
Wouhao672/
Wapowa672/
Wohahe671/
Woheas671/
Wojias671/
Wazowa671/
Whoaah671/
Whoyah671/
Hwaoha671/
Waš671/
Wozowa671/
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Woahad671/
Witowa671/
Wohaid671/
Wezowa671/
Wohaus670/
Wohast670/

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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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  • 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 Woa
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