Woumo Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Woumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5571:37,2874,996
France11:66,422,722504,397

Woumo (45) may also be a first name.

Woumo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woumo is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woumo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 566,665th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,060,118 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Woumo are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 35 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Woumo is also the 1,504,468th most widespread first name in the world, held by 45 people.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 557 people, or 1 in 37,287. In Cameroon Woumo is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 58 percent live, North Region, where 18 percent live and Littoral Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woumou91145/
Woumoi911/
Wouemo911/
Whoumo911/
Womo89172/
Wumo8917/
Woumohe831/
Voumo80254/
Boumo80235/
Wouma8017/
Wommo809/
Woemo806/
Womou804/
Womoa804/
Whumo802/
Womop801/
Wuimo801/
Womho801/
Womoi801/
Woimo801/
Wouejemo771/
Boumou73128/
Voumou7321/
Woumah7315/
Wiyomo7310/
Wajomo737/
Wuyomo734/
Bouemo733/
Boumoh732/
Woyamo732/
Wouema732/
Woumma731/
Wommou731/
Boummo731/
Woyimo731/
Ouhamo731/
Wuomos731/
Boumoi731/
Waumop730/
Bomo672,644/
Ouhamou671,815/
Wamo671,730/
Vomo67734/
Woma67701/
Wuma67398/
Bouhmou67172/
Boumouh67171/
Bumo67164/
Uomo67135/
Uamo67108/
Vumo6748/
Wahuemo671/
Woumatt671/
Voummou671/
Woujima671/
Voumoos670/
Weumoth670/

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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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  • 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 Woumo
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