Wouah Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wouah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wouah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Wouah Last Name Facts

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

Wouah is found most in France. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wouah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Wouah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Wouah are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most common in France, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France Wouah is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 50 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 50 percent reside. Beside France this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wuah8970/
Woua8967/
Wouyaha831/
Bouah801,004/
Woath8055/
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Wuaho8021/
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Wouai803/
Woaha802/
Wouap802/
Woahd801/
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Wohah801/
Woahy801/
Woash800/
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Woa75291/
Bouhah731,672/
Woyeah7347/
Wouhou7322/
Woueha7317/
Bouaha7311/
Bouayh739/
Wuaaho737/
Woiyah735/
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Wouhao732/
Wouhga731/
Woueho731/
Wohahe731/
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Boueah731/
Whoaah731/
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Boua6721,956/
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Wuha67240/
Ouhahou67137/
Waou67123/
Voah6761/
Wooh6758/
Waoh6738/
Wouo6737/
Woat6735/
Woai6726/
Waua6716/
Wahoush6713/
Waoa677/
Wohoush676/
Whoa674/
Wouhoua672/
Woay672/
Wu'a672/
Woau672/
Woap672/
Wo'a671/
Wooa671/
Waaaouh671/
Woea671/
Woujiho671/
Hwoa671/
Uaoh671/
Wouehou671/
Wgoa671/
Wuao671/
Wuea671/
Bouahay671/

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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 Wouah
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