Woas Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Woas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Woas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Woas occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Woas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woas? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Woas are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.
The surname Woas is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon Woas is most frequent in: East Region, where 88 percent reside, Centre Region, where 8 percent reside and South Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wouas | 89 | 25 | / |
| Wohas | 89 | 1 | / |
| Woash | 89 | 0 | / |
| Woasse | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wogias | 80 | 2 | / |
| Woheas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wojias | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woashe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wohast | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wohaus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Woehas | 80 | 0 | / |
| Boas | 75 | 8,336 | / |
| Voas | 75 | 277 | / |
| Waos | 75 | 132 | / |
| Woac | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouas | 67 | 703 | / |
| Boais | 67 | 291 | / |
| Voase | 67 | 179 | / |
| Wohos | 67 | 144 | / |
| Boass | 67 | 34 | / |
| Waeys | 67 | 24 | / |
| Vohas | 67 | 23 | / |
| Boays | 67 | 19 | / |
| Boash | 67 | 18 | / |
| Voast | 67 | 16 | / |
| Booas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohatsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhoas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waots | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voats | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waaus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Woas
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