Woah Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Woah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia5871:7,510879
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Woah (38) may also be a first name.

Woah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woah is most common in Liberia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woah is the 530,215th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,946,797 people. Woah is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Woah reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Woah is also the 1,662,754th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 38 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 587 people, or 1 in 7,510. In Liberia Woah is mostly concentrated in: Bong County, where 54 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 17 percent are found and Nimba County, where 14 percent are found. Barring Liberia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Woah Last Name Statistics demography

Woah earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.38% more than the national average, earning $55,393 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Woath8955/
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Woa86291/
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Wohahe801/
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Whoaah801/
Waho75456/
Woha75397/
Woho75372/
Woua7567/
Voah7561/
Wooh7558/
Waoh7538/
Woat7535/
Woai7526/
Waoa757/
Whoa754/
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Woea751/
Wooa751/
Hwoa751/
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Wohos67144/
Woiya67122/
Wohha6745/
Waouh6737/
Wahoh6733/
Wojia6730/
Wojja6728/
Wouas6725/
Wahao6723/
Waaho6722/
Wuaho6721/
Vouah6715/
Waoha6715/
Wahoi6713/
Wahop678/
Wahha674/
Wouai673/
Booah673/
Wojga672/
Wouap672/
Woyia672/
Wohoa671/
Boaah671/
Wohas671/
Wohad671/
Waosh671/
Hwoai671/
Wojea671/
Wohea671/
Vuoah671/
Wohey671/
Wahuo671/
Woeha671/
Waeha671/
Wohop671/
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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 Woah
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