Wouma Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Wouma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
Wouma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wouma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wouma occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wouma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Wouma is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wouma reside; 76 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon Wouma is most numerous in: South Region, where 62 percent are found, Centre Region, where 15 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 15 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 12 percent are found and Liberia, where 12 percent are found.
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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 Wouma
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