Wouassi Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wouassi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wouassi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2201:94,40511,260
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Wouassi (10) may also be a first name.

Wouassi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wouassi is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wouassi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wouassi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,079,669th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wouassi are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wouassi is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name internationally, held by 10 people.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 94,405. In Cameroon Wouassi is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 48 percent live, Littoral Region, where 32 percent live and West Region, where 16 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wouasi922/
Bouassi86159/
Wouassa8616/
Wouatsi861/
Wouashi861/
Woasi831/
Bouaissi801,508/
Bouhassi8018/
Bouassei802/
Boassi77202/
Bouasi77186/
Woasse7711/
Woassa771/
Bouaissai751/
Bouasse7154/
Bouassy7148/
Wouachi7134/
Baoussi717/
Woassey715/
Bouashi715/
Bouaisi712/
Vouassa711/
Bouasai711/
Bouhasi711/
Bahoussi671,172/
Boasi67345/
Waosi6712/
Bouoissi676/
Voasi676/
Bouhasse674/
Bouaisse671/
Buhaissi671/
Bouhashi671/
Wouachui671/
Vauassis671/
Boueasse670/

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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 Wouassi
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