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

Woa is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Woa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 912,827th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. Woa occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Woa reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,257,960th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 61 people.

Woa is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 899,654. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 97 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent are found and Papua, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 26 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woja863,225/
Woya86868/
Woah86610/
Woha86397/
Woia86160/
Woua8667/
Woat8635/
Woai8626/
Waoa867/
Whoa864/
Woap862/
Woau862/
Woay862/
Woea861/
Wooa861/
Hwoa861/
Wo'a861/
Wgoa861/
Wa8019,838/
Wo807,678/
Woyah75862/
Woiya75122/
Woath7555/
Wohha7545/
Woyaa7543/
Woyat7539/
Wooya7532/
Wojia7530/
Wojja7528/
Wouas7525/
Woyap7519/
Waoha7515/
Woiah7512/
Wouha7511/
Wohia7510/
Wouja759/
Wojah757/
Wojat757/
Waowa755/
Wouah754/
Wouai753/
Wojga752/
Woaha752/
Wouap752/
Woyia752/
Wohya752/
Wohad751/
Wohoa751/
Wohas751/
Wojaz751/
Woyad751/
Woeah751/
Wohea751/
Wohah751/
Woahd751/
Woahy751/
Hwoja751/
Wohja751/
Wojad751/
Wojea751/
Woeha751/
Hwoai751/
Woash750/
Wai67407,920/
Wah67241,166/
Woo6755,593/
Way6746,255/
Boa6744,552/
Voa6733,998/
Hwa6719,965/
Wea6710,325/
Wau678,574/
Wuo673,077/
Wua671,908/
Woy671,627/
Wao671,462/
Woi671,299/
Waa67926/
Woh67907/
Wou67599/
Wha67379/
Vwa67304/
Waj67183/
Woyach67130/
Who6795/
Wohead6795/
Waß6794/
Wojaya6786/
Wayowa6766/
Hwo6759/
Woyeah6747/
Woiyea6738/
Woeyah6734/
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/
Wouhga671/
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
  • 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 Woa
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