Woama Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Woama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Woama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woama is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Woama reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Woama is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Woama is mostly found in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woamah9121/
Woamai911/
Woyiama8320/
Woahmah838/
Wohamad833/
Boama801,841/
Waoma80932/
Woame802/
Uoama802/
Voama801/
Bouama73495/
Wahoma7319/
Wouoma739/
Waouma736/
Woamey735/
Wouamo735/
Wouame734/
Woyoma734/
Wouami733/
Waeama733/
Boahma733/
Wouamy731/
Booama731/
Wuaoma731/
Boamai731/
Woamoh731/
Boaima731/
Waehama672,292/
Wouamou6718/
Bouaima679/
Waeauma673/
Bouamaa672/
Boammah672/
Woiyame671/
Wahomah671/
Boaimah671/
Bouamma671/
Wohamed671/
Wahooma671/
Boahama671/
Bouaïma671/
Bouamai671/
Buohama671/
Bouamay671/
Wohamer670/

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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 Woama
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