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 surname Wouassi is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wouassi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wouassi is the 1,079,669th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wouassi reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wouassi is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Wouassi is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 94,405. In Cameroon Wouassi is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 48 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 32 percent are found and West Region, where 16 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
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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