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 last name Wouwa is found most in Cameroon. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wouwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Wouwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wouwa live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.
Wouwa is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 89 percent are found and North Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Wouwa occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Liberia, where 4 percent are found.
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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