Woui Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Woui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Woui (29) may also be a first name.

Woui Last Name Facts

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

Woui is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woui? popularity and diffusion

Woui is the 2,436,415th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Woui are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 29 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Woui is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name worldwide, held by 29 people.

The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 610,855. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: North Region, where 50 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 44 percent are found and East Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and Liberia, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wohui8927/
Wouhi894/
Wouai893/
Wojui891/
Wouis891/
Wouehi8017/
Whouie804/
Wuohui801/
Woujai801/
Wouith801/
Wouihe801/
Wohi752,062/
Boui751,698/
Wooi75613/
Woei75613/
Woie75482/
Voui75194/
Wuhi75124/
Woua7567/
Waoi7528/
Woai7526/
Wuoi7522/
Wuai7521/
Waui7514/
Woué754/
Wuui752/
Wouy751/
Wuie751/
Weui751/
Wouj751/
Woueyip731/
Wahyoui731/
Woueiss731/
Woujiji731/
Bouih673,453/
Bouhi671,800/
Wayoi67815/
Bouiy67344/
Bouij67142/
Bouai67115/
Woyie6780/
Wowei6770/
Wojie6769/
Vouis6767/
Vouhi6749/
Woiye6739/
Bouei6726/
Wuhai6724/
Wuhui6713/
Whoie6713/
Wahoi6713/
Wujie6712/
Woiai6710/
Wauhi679/
Woyei678/
Woyai677/
Wahui675/
Wouhe674/
Waioi672/
Weyui672/
Wayui672/
Oueai672/
Wajui672/
Boyui672/
Vouie671/
Woioa671/
Uaoui671/
Woiji671/
Wohie671/
Wauis671/
Whoei671/
Woheu671/
Wuaih671/
Woeij671/
Wuiji671/
Wuhhi671/
Wuais671/
Woweu671/
Vouai671/
Uouiz671/
Woije671/
Wojoi671/
Bouoi671/
Wojji671/
Wuije671/
Wujai671/
Whooi671/
Wgaoi671/
Wauip671/
Wauyi671/
Waeoi671/
Hwooi671/
Hwoai671/
Wuhid671/
Woyoi671/

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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 Woui
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