Wome Surname

468,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wome Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2291:90,69510,883
Nigeria2121:835,57936,885
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Ivory Coast601:384,52113,351
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
France21:33,211,361423,184
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Womé (2) are calculated separately.

Wome (89) may also be a first name.

Wome Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wome is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Womé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wome? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 468,258th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 10,149,785 people. The last name Wome is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Wome live; 38 percent live in West Africa and 34 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 89 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 90,695. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 38 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 22 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 17 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found and Egypt, where 17 percent are found.

Wome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wome has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Womé922/
Womei89109/
Woume89105/
Woome8930/
Womea8919/
Womeh8918/
Woime8916/
Woeme897/
Womme897/
Womie895/
Whome893/
Womey891/
Womez891/
Wom86338/
Whomes80143/
Whomea8060/
Wommei807/
Womeih807/
Woomey801/
Wotmer801/
Whoume801/
Wohmee801/
Whomee801/
Wommie801/
Womeha801/
Womieh801/
Wommeh801/
Wometh801/
Woimey801/
Woimge801/
Woomie801/
Wohmea801/
Woomes800/
Wommes800/
Womett800/
Bome752,702/
Wame751,745/
Woma75701/
Womi75243/
Weme75207/
Vome7592/
Wume7578/
Woum7559/
Woim759/
Uome757/
Woom756/
Wohm756/
Whom752/
Vwom751/
Womd751/
Womh751/
Woym751/
Wuom751/
Woemeah738/
Woummer732/
Wuosmer731/
Whomeah731/
Whomiea731/
Woumeih731/
Woummei731/
Whommes730/
Bomme67586/
Wamea67375/
Boome67259/
Boime67256/
Wamei67229/
Boume67184/
Wemme67174/
Womai67123/
Bomei67117/
Woumi67113/
Wamey67107/
Bomea6796/
Wommi6786/
Wemea6778/
Wamej6771/
Bomey6770/
Vomer6754/
Wamme6753/
Uomer6750/
Wumei6733/
Wemei6725/
Wumer6725/
Wamie6724/
Woima6722/
Woyma6720/
Wooma6720/
Waume6718/
Wouma6717/
Weeme6716/
Wheme6715/
Hwame6713/
Wumeh6713/
Wameh6713/
Womih6712/
Wuoma6711/
Voume6711/
Vomei6710/
Boyme679/
Waeme678/
Wemey676/
Buome676/
Wemeu676/
Wamez675/
Hwoom675/
Womoa674/
Womma674/
Wahme674/
Bomee673/
Uhome673/
Wojma673/
Wamee672/
Vomes672/
Womio672/
Whomi672/
Vomey672/
Wommy672/
Wameu672/
Wosmi672/
Bomhe671/
Vomme671/
Wamhe671/
Womdd671/
Womdh671/
Womip671/
Womiz671/
Wehme671/
Whame671/
Voime671/
Womay671/
Wemie671/
Vomet671/
Voeme671/
Weume671/
Wumme671/
Womoi671/
Woimi671/
Wohmi671/
Wumie670/
Wemee670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wome
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