Wofa Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Wofa (1,950) may also be a first name.

Wofa Last Name Facts

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

Wofa occurs most in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wofa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wofa reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 171,647th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 1,950 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 77 percent are found, North Region, where 14 percent are found and West Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 43 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Wofa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wofa earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 72.51% less than the national average, earning R 65,316 per year and in United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wofai8958/
Woifa8921/
Woffa892/
Woefa891/
Wofoa891/
Woufa891/
Woyfa891/
Wosfa891/
Wofah891/
Wosfea801/
Wofeah801/
Woffai801/
Wafa7547,439/
Bofa75774/
Wefa75163/
Wofo7534/
Wofe7532/
Wofi7517/
Vofa751/
Woyfach731/
Boffa676,938/
Wafaa676,145/
Wafai672,613/
Waffa671,142/
Wafah67111/
Boofa6769/
Woofe6755/
Woufo6754/
Waafa6748/
Boufa6730/
Weefa6728/
Bofau6727/
Wefah6726/
Wefai6712/
Woife6711/
Wahfa679/
Woffe677/
Boľfa677/
Wofoi676/
Wopha675/
Bofay675/
Wafay675/
Wazfa674/
Bofea674/
Woffo674/
Boifa673/
Wafau672/
Wosfi672/
Wofer672/
Whafa672/
Wofos671/
Wapfa671/
Wafaï671/
Woyfo671/
Woufi671/
Wofid671/
Wofou671/
Woifo671/
Wosfe671/
Woofy671/
Wafha671/
Woffi671/
Wosfy671/
Wuafa671/
Voffa671/
Wefaî671/
Wadfa671/
Weufa671/
Uodfa671/
Wofyy671/
Wofoh671/
Woufe670/

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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 Wofa
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