Wouwe Surname
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Wouwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 428 | 1:48,526 | 6,346 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Wouwe (19) may also be a first name.
Wouwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wouwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wouwe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wouwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Wouwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 679,794th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wouwe live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 29 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.
The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 428 people, or 1 in 48,526. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 41 percent live, North Region, where 26 percent live and Littoral Region, where 14 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wouwie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wouweh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wowe | 89 | 1,778 | / |
| Wouw | 89 | 714 | / |
| Wuwe | 89 | 13 | / |
| Wauwe | 80 | 410 | / |
| Wuwei | 80 | 152 | / |
| Wowei | 80 | 70 | / |
| Woyue | 80 | 31 | / |
| Wouwa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wuwet | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wuwep | 80 | 5 | / |
| Whowe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Woweh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wowie | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wuhwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Woweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wowee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wohwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wohue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wowhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wouve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuwes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wow | 75 | 264 | / |
| Wuw | 75 | 34 | / |
| Wayoue | 73 | 38 | / |
| Wahoue | 73 | 38 | / |
| Wijowe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Vouwie | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wochwe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wouebi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wuowey | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wouwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wauwie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wuwher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woweha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouveu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wajoue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wowoue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuweih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wohwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vouwes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vouwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woubei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouevi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woubey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wawe | 67 | 1,754 | / |
| Woow | 67 | 363 | / |
| Wiwe | 67 | 290 | / |
| Wowi | 67 | 270 | / |
| Wayuwet | 67 | 203 | / |
| Vowe | 67 | 46 | / |
| Wauw | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wuwa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Vuwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Waiyowe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wooshue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wuve | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wowd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wove | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wujw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuwd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woyw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woichue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayuwed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woshueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wassoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waihowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uoue | 67 | 0 | / |
Wouwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wouwe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻭ | ww | - |
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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 Wouwe
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