Wounta Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wounta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
Wounta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wounta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wounta is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wounta? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Wounta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Wounta live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 25 percent are found, Far North Region, where 25 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 25 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 33 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
- 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 Wounta
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