Wou Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Jersey

Wou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2811:470,63838,844
Papua New Guinea1151:70,9029,258
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Benin111:939,60046,216
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Wou (144) may also be a first name.

Wou Last Name Facts

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

Wou is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 537,454th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,166,187 people. The surname Wou occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Wou live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 769,375th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 144 people.

The surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 281 people, or 1 in 470,638. In Indonesia Wou is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 76 percent reside, Central Java, where 5 percent reside and West Java, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Wou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wou surname are 25.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Wou earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.22% more than the national average, earning $53,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $54,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woue8693/
Wohu8662/
Whou867/
Wouh865/
Woué864/
Wwou861/
Wouj861/
Wgou861/
Vwou861/
Wu8035,112,871/
Wo807,678/
Wuhou7570/
Wouho7512/
Wouha7511/
Weiou7510/
Wouja759/
Woust755/
Wouds754/
Wouhe754/
Wouie753/
Wouez753/
Woudh751/
Wohue751/
Waiou751/
Wouet751/
Wouht750/
Woo6755,593/
Bou6736,734/
Wau678,574/
Wuo673,077/
Wua671,908/
Woy671,627/
Vou671,386/
Woi671,299/
Wui671,191/
Woh67907/
Woe67868/
Weu67807/
Hwu67516/
Wuu67298/
Woa67291/
Whu67147/
Wuy67114/
Who6795/
Wuh6778/
Wuj6764/
Hwo6759/
Wgu6742/
Wahoue6738/
Woj6730/
Wouhou6722/
Woueha6717/
Woš679/
Wwu677/
Vwo675/
Whouie674/
Wwo673/
Vwu673/
Wouyah673/
Woï673/
Weihou672/
Whayou671/
Woujes671/
Woueyo671/
Woueji671/
Wousch670/

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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
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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 Wou
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