Wouanou Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Wouanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Wouanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wouanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wouanou has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wouanou.
How Common Is The Last Name Wouanou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wouanou is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Wouanou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wouanou reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon Wouanou is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 77 percent live, West Region, where 15 percent live and Centre Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Wouanou occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 13 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wouangou | 93 | 11 | / |
| Wouannou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wouano | 92 | 1 | / |
| Whouannou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bouanou | 86 | 655 | / |
| Waounou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Woano | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bouhanou | 80 | 205 | / |
| Wahounou | 80 | 81 | / |
| Bouannou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Boanou | 77 | 203 | / |
| Woanue | 77 | 9 | / |
| Weuanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wouana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wouono | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wouongoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouhannou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouonou | 71 | 13 | / |
| Wouanga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wouhana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wahonou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wauango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bohanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boanu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Waono | 67 | 13 | / |
| Uoano | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woangnoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouongoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weheoanu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Wouanou
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