Woma Surname

476,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Woma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Nigeria1661:1,067,12544,499
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
China71:195,331,65210,124
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Woma (424) may also be a first name.

Woma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woma occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 476,893rd most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 10,395,929 people. The surname Woma is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Woma reside; 47 percent reside in Central Africa and 47 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Woma is also the 417,166th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 424 people.

The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 225,243. Aside from The DR Congo it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.

Woma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woma surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woma Last Name Statistics demography

Woma earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.62% less than the national average, earning R 31,800 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Womas89825/
Womai89123/
Womah8979/
Wohma8938/
Woima8922/
Woyma8920/
Wooma8920/
Womea8919/
Wouma8917/
Woema8912/
Wuoma8911/
Womoa894/
Womma894/
Wosma893/
Wojma893/
Womay891/
Womach80128/
Whomea8060/
Womatt8016/
Woumah8015/
Woimai8010/
Womahe8010/
Wommah805/
Woumai802/
Womaha802/
Womacz801/
Womaid801/
Whomas801/
Womeha801/
Wohmah801/
Woumma801/
Womaia801/
Wommai801/
Wojmas801/
Wohmea801/
Wosmah801/
Womath800/
Boma7516,311/
Wema757,573/
Wama757,316/
Wome75718/
Wuma75398/
Voma75334/
Womi75243/
Womo75172/
Uoma7585/
Womé752/
Woumaya739/
Woemeah738/
Wuosmaa733/
Woumatt731/
Wommach731/
Whomeah731/
Whomiea731/
Woumyoa731/
Boima6720,987/
Bouma6711,534/
Bomma679,081/
Wamai673,977/
Bomai673,391/
Wamah672,785/
Waema672,425/
Vouma671,137/
Wemah67705/
Wemay67613/
Woumo67558/
Booma67547/
Wamea67375/
Hwema67281/
Wamay67225/
Bomay67222/
Wamma67126/
Wemai67114/
Woumi67113/
Womei67109/
Woume67105/
Bomea6796/
Wommi6786/
Wemea6778/
Wahma6763/
Wumai6760/
Voima6758/
Huoma6753/
Whama6749/
Weema6746/
Wamoa6740/
Wauma6730/
Woome6730/
Wuima6728/
Buoma6722/
Hwama6721/
Vuoma6721/
Bomaa6720/
Wuuma6718/
Womeh6718/
Woime6716/
Wumah6715/
Wutma6714/
Wuama6713/
Wamau6713/
Womih6712/
Waama6710/
Vooma679/
Wommo679/
Woeme677/
Womme677/
Vomai677/
Vomma676/
Woemo676/
Womie675/
Vohma674/
Vwama674/
Voema674/
Womou674/
Whome673/
Wumga673/
Vomas673/
Boyma673/
Vojma673/
Vomat673/
Womio672/
Vomah672/
Whomi672/
Wommy672/
Bomau672/
Wosmi672/
Vomaa671/
Vomga671/
Wumat671/
Womey671/
Womez671/
Womip671/
Womiz671/
Womop671/
Whema671/
Wumay671/
Wamaa671/
Wemau671/
Wemma671/
Womho671/
Womoi671/
Woimi671/
Woimo671/
Wohmi671/
Wamha671/
Wa'ma671/
Uomma671/
Wwuma671/
Boëma671/
Bomha671/
Wumma670/

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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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  • 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 Woma
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