Woulsou Surname
Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname
Woulsou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 551 | 1:37,693 | 5,043 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Woulsou (28) may also be a first name.
Woulsou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woulsou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Woulsou is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Woulsou.
How Common Is The Last Name Woulsou? popularity and diffusion
Woulsou is the 352,406th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,047,917 people. Woulsou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Woulsou are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 28 people.
The last name Woulsou is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 551 people, or 1 in 37,693. In Cameroon Woulsou is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 73 percent live, North Region, where 12 percent live and Littoral Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 47 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woulssou | 93 | 5 | / |
| Woulsouj | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wolsou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Woulsui | 86 | 3 | / |
| Voulsou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wolso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Walsou | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wolsos | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wuilso | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bolsou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Volsou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wolsus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Boulso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wualso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wolcou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wolsui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woulsia | 71 | 13 | / |
| Wolzoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woulsay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boulesu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wolsott | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wolshut | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bulso | 67 | 424 | / |
| Bolso | 67 | 322 | / |
| Bolsu | 67 | 168 | / |
| Volso | 67 | 43 | / |
| Wolsa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Walso | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bulsu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wulsa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vulso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Walsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vulsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolschut | 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
- 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 Woulsou
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