Wohou Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Wohou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wohou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin921:112,34412,545
Ivory Coast751:307,61611,461
Togo91:805,3086,372
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308

Wohou (602) may also be a first name.

Wohou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wohou occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wohou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wohou is the 1,267,784th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. Wohou occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wohou reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 340,659th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 602 people.

It is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 112,344. In Benin it is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 70 percent are found, Plateau Department, where 15 percent are found and Collines Department, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Benin it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 41 percent are found and Togo, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woho89372/
Woou898/
Wohoush836/
Wouhoua832/
Bohou802,330/
Vohou80663/
Wahou80192/
Wohos80144/
Wohue801/
Wohoa801/
Woihu801/
Woheu801/
Wohop801/
Woichoue771/
Wouhouya771/
Wahoud73418/
Bohoue73219/
Wahous73163/
Wahgou73123/
Wahoue7338/
Vohoue7334/
Vohoud7330/
Wooyue738/
Wahout736/
Whouie734/
Ouhoua733/
Wahaou732/
Wohayo732/
Wouhao732/
Huohou731/
Wohaio731/
Woouds731/
Wehoue731/
Vohout731/
Ouhouu731/
Wououd731/
Uouhou731/
Wohult730/
Wohaus730/
Voho67777/
Woah67610/
Waho67456/
Woha67397/
Wo'o67201/
Huou67137/
Ouhahou67137/
Waou67123/
Woyu6792/
Woua6767/
Wuou6760/
Wooh6758/
Waoh6738/
Wouo6737/
Woju6730/
Wehu6715/
Wahoush6713/
Woshoyi679/
Boou678/
Uoho677/
Waoo677/
Wahouie675/
Whoa674/
Wooo673/
Ouhouya673/
Wahhoud673/
Uoou672/
Woau672/
Wuoo672/
Bou'hou671/
Voou671/
Wahahou671/
Vohouya671/
Woeu671/
Ouhouia671/
Wooa671/
Woohust670/

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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 Wohou
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