Wohima Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Wohima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wohima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wohima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wohima is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wohima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Wohima is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wohima live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Mande Africa.

It is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,774,710. In The Ivory Coast Wohima is mostly found in: Montagnes District, where 100 percent reside. Other than The Ivory Coast it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahima8340/
Boheima772/
Woema7312/
Bouima67546/
Wahema6772/
Bohimo679/
Vahima674/
Wouimo674/
Boehma672/
Vehima672/
Wahimo672/
Boaima671/
Huaima671/
Wohemo671/
Wheuma671/
Waehma671/

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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
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  • 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 Wohima
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