Wouri Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Wouri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 90 | 1:213,245 | 7,073 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Wouri (758) may also be a first name.
Wouri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wouri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wouri (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭﺭﻱ) is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wouri? popularity and diffusion
Wouri is the 1,484,726th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. Wouri occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Wouri are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 298,355th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 758 people.
The surname Wouri is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 213,245. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 36 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 23 percent live and Diffa Region, where 19 percent live. Beside Niger it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wouri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wouri in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻭﺭﻱ | wwry | 75 |
| ﻭﺭﻱ | wry | 12.5 |
| ﻭﻭﺭﻯ | wwry | 12.5 |
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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 Wouri
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