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

The surname Wofa is most common in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wofa.

How Common Is The Last Name Wofa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Wofa live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 171,647th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 1,950 people.

Wofa is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 77 percent live, North Region, where 14 percent live and West Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Cameroon Wofa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 43 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

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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