Wouria Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Wouria Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
Wouria (314) may also be a first name.
Wouria Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wouria Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wouria is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wouria? popularity and diffusion
Wouria is the 4,532,898th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Wouria is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Wouria are found; 47 percent are found in Central Africa and 47 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wouria is also the 495,703rd most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 314 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 75 percent live, North Region, where 17 percent live and Far North Region, where 8 percent live. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 21 percent live and Afghanistan, where 16 percent live.
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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 Wouria
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