Wouwa Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Wouwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wouwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wouwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wouwa is found most in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wouwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Wouwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,116,508th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Wouwa are found; 78 percent are found in Central Africa and 74 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.
This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 89 percent reside and North Region, where 5 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Wouwa exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Liberia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wouwai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wouewa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wouwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wowa | 89 | 937 | / |
| Wuwa | 89 | 36 | / |
| Wowah | 80 | 664 | / |
| Wouwe | 80 | 438 | / |
| Woiwa | 80 | 110 | / |
| Wauwa | 80 | 90 | / |
| Wuhwa | 80 | 43 | / |
| Wowai | 80 | 26 | / |
| Wowat | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wouwo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wuiwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hwuwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Woowa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hwowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wowoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wowha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wowau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wowaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wouwou | 73 | 61 | / |
| Wauwau | 73 | 45 | / |
| Wayuwa | 73 | 22 | / |
| Whowha | 73 | 20 | / |
| Woewah | 73 | 19 | / |
| Bouwah | 73 | 15 | / |
| Bouwaï | 73 | 10 | / |
| Woowat | 73 | 9 | / |
| Woywat | 73 | 9 | / |
| Woywad | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wahuwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Woubah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wiyowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woiwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woyiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wochua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woowas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woubai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuwaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woweha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwuwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wowaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wohwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wowais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wojwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwohwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiyoua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wojawa | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wowo | 67 | 59,666 | / |
| Wowe | 67 | 1,778 | / |
| Vuwa | 67 | 351 | / |
| Wowi | 67 | 270 | / |
| Wova | 67 | 105 | / |
| Vowa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Woywadt | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wuwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Uawa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waihuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouwhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woshwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uoua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wouwa
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