Wosa Surname

289,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9651:183,56811,205
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wosa (240) may also be a first name.

Wosa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wosa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wosa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 289,091st most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,495,887 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wosa are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wosa is also the 577,234th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 240 people.

The last name Wosa is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 965 people, or 1 in 183,568. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 95 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 3 percent reside and Lagos, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Wosa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wosa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wosa surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wossa89280/
Wosha89277/
Wosah89120/
Wosia8982/
Wosai8972/
Wosau8932/
Wousa899/
Woisa897/
Whosa896/
Wosea893/
Woosa893/
Woussa8077/
Woutsa8066/
Wossas8032/
Wosaha8023/
Wotsha8022/
Wosach809/
Woissa806/
Wuosha803/
Whosha802/
Woseah802/
Wosahe801/
Woysea801/
Woesah801/
Wousah801/
Woessa801/
Woihsa801/
Wojsza801/
Wossaï801/
Bosa7514,085/
Wasa758,459/
Wesa753,704/
Woja753,225/
Wusa75681/
Vosa75653/
Woso75574/
Wose75251/
Woza75196/
Wosi75168/
Woca75120/
Uosa756/
Wosy753/
Woxa751/
Woussah7311/
Woissat735/
Woyssat731/
Hwoussa731/
Woussai731/
Woussay731/
Woutsat731/
Wojszat731/
Woutsas731/
Woodsap730/
Woodsad730/
Bossa6714,434/
Wassa678,779/
Wasai677,148/
Washa674,475/
Bosha673,627/
Wasia673,012/
Wasay672,071/
Wessa671,119/
Bosai671,104/
Bosau67996/
Bosay67976/
Boosa67799/
Woiso67649/
Bosea67554/
Boisa67384/
Wasja67271/
Wesay67248/
Wosso67225/
Bousa67220/
Wosho67187/
Wesha67178/
Wodja67177/
Voosa67176/
Wasau67156/
Wocha67146/
Wasah67137/
Boysa67134/
Woshi67133/
Wasea67132/
Bozsa67130/
Woshe67128/
Wausa67126/
Hwesa67111/
Wesai67100/
Wasaa6796/
Wosje6791/
Wusia6789/
Wossi6779/
Voisa6758/
Vossa6757/
Wusha6751/
Vosap6749/
Bosaa6747/
Wusau6742/
Wogia6739/
Woisi6738/
Wässa6734/
Wosse6730/
Wosio6729/
Wojja6728/
Woese6727/
Wuisa6727/
Wusah6727/
Wesah6717/
Waesa6716/
Bosza6715/
Wasza6713/
Woseh6712/
Woiza6712/
Wouja679/
Wojay678/
Weesa678/
Wouse677/
Wozga677/
Wuasa677/
Wojah677/
Wojat677/
Boxsa676/
Wahsa676/
Wussa676/
Vosca676/
Wohso675/
Uhosa675/
Whusa675/
Wojza675/
Wooza675/
Woose674/
Whesa674/
Wouza674/
Vwosi674/
Wosey673/
Whoso673/
Wossy673/
Waasa673/
Wesea673/
Wousi673/
Vosha673/
Bosaj672/
Vuosa672/
Wusga672/
Wosco672/
Wosoh672/
Wosoi672/
Wotsi672/
Woosi672/
Woesi672/
Vousa672/
Vosas672/
Wasaj672/
Huosa671/
Vosah671/
Wojaz671/
Wosip671/
Wosoy671/
Woyso671/
Worza671/
Weusa671/
Wezsa671/
Wosie671/
Hwoja671/
Wusai671/
Wesau671/
Voesa671/
Wazoa671/
Wasoa671/
Votsa671/
Vwose671/
Wajsa671/
Wozia671/
Wuusa671/
Wosee671/
Wosei671/
Wocis671/
Wohja671/
Wojad671/
Wojea671/
Woosy671/
Wuesa671/
Wesaa671/
Woise671/
Wozat670/
Hwoso670/

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Footnotes

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