Wouya Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Wouya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Wouya (249) may also be a first name.
Wouya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wouya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wouya occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wouya.
How Common Is The Last Name Wouya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Wouya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Wouya live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 565,047th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 249 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon Wouya is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 33 percent live, North Region, where 33 percent live and Centre Region, where 11 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 21 percent live and Benin, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wouiya | 91 | 7 | / |
| Wouyah | 91 | 3 | / |
| Wouaya | 91 | 2 | / |
| Woyuya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wouyya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wouayap | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wouteya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Woutaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bouya | 80 | 12,839 | / |
| Vouya | 80 | 66 | / |
| Wauya | 80 | 55 | / |
| Wouye | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wouja | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wouia | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wouyo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wouai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wouhouya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouhya | 73 | 1,251 | / |
| Vouaya | 73 | 202 | / |
| Bouaya | 73 | 175 | / |
| Bouyah | 73 | 53 | / |
| Woiyea | 73 | 38 | / |
| Woeyah | 73 | 34 | / |
| Bouyya | 73 | 27 | / |
| Wouyie | 73 | 20 | / |
| Bouiya | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wouaha | 73 | 7 | / |
| Waouyo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wouawe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wohaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woysea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouyia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vouiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wotoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouaje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woayah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waou | 67 | 123 | / |
| Woejaya | 67 | 86 | / |
| Woai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wattuya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wouajie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Watooya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waoa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wasioya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Watuyat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ouhouya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woiyeah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouyhia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wochaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wasuyat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wathoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vohouya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasauya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woutaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woutayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouagie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojjaya | 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 Wouya
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