Wouassi Surname
Approximately 229 people bear this surname
Wouassi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 220 | 1:94,405 | 11,260 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wouasi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bouassi | 86 | 159 | / |
| Wouassa | 86 | 16 | / |
| Wouatsi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wouashi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woasi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bouaissi | 80 | 1,508 | / |
| Bouhassi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Bouassei | 80 | 2 | / |
| Boassi | 77 | 202 | / |
| Bouasi | 77 | 186 | / |
| Woasse | 77 | 11 | / |
| Woassa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouaissai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouasse | 71 | 54 | / |
| Bouassy | 71 | 48 | / |
| Wouachi | 71 | 34 | / |
| Baoussi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Woassey | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bouashi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bouaisi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vouassa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouasai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouhasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahoussi | 67 | 1,172 | / |
| Boasi | 67 | 345 | / |
| Waosi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bouoissi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Voasi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bouhasse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bouaisse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhaissi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhashi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouachui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vauassis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boueasse | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wouassi
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