Woosye Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Woosye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woosye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius751:17,2463,689
England11:55,718,059489,080

Woosye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woosye is found most frequently in Mauritius. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woosye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woosye is the 2,168,711th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Woosye reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean.

It is most prevalent in Mauritius, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 17,246. In Mauritius Woosye is mostly found in: Rivière du Rempart District, where 88 percent reside, Flacq District, where 5 percent reside and Savanne District, where 5 percent reside. Not including Mauritius this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woosoye921/
Wooshye921/
Woosaye921/
Woosey83605/
Woosie8319/
Wozoye834/
Wosiaye777/
Wooshue776/
Wosseye776/
Woshaye771/
Wosiyeh771/
Wosje7391/
Wasye7322/
Wosey733/
Wosea733/
Bosye732/
Wosei731/
Wosee731/
Wosie731/
Wosoy731/
Woyshaye710/
Boosey67544/
Boosie67293/
Wasaye6764/
Waseye6742/
Wasiye6736/
Wosiya6720/
Wosseu6717/
Bosoye6714/
Wasuye6712/
Wossey6711/
Wosoyi675/
Wossie673/
Wosier672/
Woseah672/
Wohsae672/
Wotseu672/
Woshayyeh671/
Uoshye671/
Wasyea671/
Wasyie671/
Wodsey671/
Wosjie671/
Woysea671/
Woocey671/
Wousey671/
Wassye671/
Washye671/
Wosiey671/
Woziye671/
Wasoye671/
Woshie671/
Woseya671/
Boseye671/
Wousie671/
Whosey670/
Voosae670/
Woshey670/

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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 Woosye
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