Wokowu Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wokowu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wokowu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1071:364,85323,632
England41:13,929,515290,718

Wokowu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wokowu is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wokowu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,736,881st most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name Wokowu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wokowu are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Wokowu is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 364,853. In Uganda Wokowu is most frequent in: Sironko District, where 63 percent reside, Mbale District, where 27 percent reside and Kampala District, where 5 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wokoowu921/
Wokhowu921/
Wokowhu921/
Wakowu83167/
Wokovu83124/
Bokowu834/
Wakhowu7743/
Wakoowu773/
Wakkowu771/
Wokawui771/
Bokowou771/
Wokovou771/
Wakowhu771/
Wokoubou716/
Boukowou713/
Bokawu6749/
Bokobu6727/
Wakawu6715/
Wakuwu6714/

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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 Wokowu
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