Womé Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Togo

Womé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Womé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

The alternate forms: Wome (718) are calculated separately.

Womé Last Name Facts

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

The surname Womé is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Wome. Click here for other possible spellings of Womé.

How Common Is The Last Name Womé? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Womé live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Womé is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. Barring Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in Togo, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wome92718/
Woma75701/
Womi75243/
Woné752/
Bomé751/
Womai67123/
Woumi67113/
Womei67109/
Woume67105/
Wommi6786/
Woome6730/
Woima6722/
Woyma6720/
Wooma6720/
Womea6719/
Womeh6718/
Wouma6717/
Woime6716/
Womih6712/
Wuoma6711/
Womme677/
Woeme677/
Bommé676/
Womie675/
Womoa674/
Womma674/
Whome673/
Wojma673/
Womio672/
Whomi672/
Wommy672/
Wosmi672/
Womoi671/
Womip671/
Womiz671/
Wohmi671/
Woimi671/
Womez671/
Womay671/
Womey671/

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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 Womé
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