Wofang Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wofang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wofang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon731:284,50826,965
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Wofang (224) may also be a first name.

Wofang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wofang occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wofang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,203,767th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wofang are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wofang is also the 601,629th most frequently used first name globally, held by 224 people.

This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 284,508. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 42 percent live, West Region, where 33 percent live and Centre Region, where 22 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Wofang occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woufang9211/
Woffang921/
Wofaing921/
Woofang921/
Woifgang861/
Woffgang860/
Wefang83130/
Wafang8369/
Bofang836/
Boufang77256/
Boifang77185/
Wafaing7727/
Weufang7712/
Weffang778/
Wophang772/
Wafgang771/
Boufaing7128/
Wopheang711/
Bofong672/
Bafang671/
Wafong671/
Weefong628/
Bophang623/
Huafang623/
Vadfang622/
Boffong621/
Wafoing621/
Vuifang621/
Wophong621/
Baïfang621/
Wadphong575/
Bouphang571/
Hwatphong531/
Bafong507/
Bafanc501/
Vafong501/
Vafank501/

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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 Wofang
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