Wouya Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Benin

Wouya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wouya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
France11:66,422,722504,397

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

The surname Wouya is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wouya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wouya is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Wouya live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wouya is also the 565,047th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 249 people.

The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 33 percent are found, North Region, where 33 percent are found and Centre Region, where 11 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Wouya exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent are found and Benin, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wouiya917/
Wouyah913/
Wouaya912/
Woyuya911/
Wouyya911/
Wouayap831/
Wouteya831/
Woutaya831/
Bouya8012,839/
Vouya8066/
Wauya8055/
Wouye8015/
Wouja809/
Wouia808/
Wouyo807/
Wouai803/
Wouhouya771/
Bouhya731,251/
Vouaya73202/
Bouaya73175/
Bouyah7353/
Woiyea7338/
Woeyah7334/
Bouyya7327/
Wouyie7320/
Bouiya738/
Wouaha737/
Waouyo736/
Wouawe733/
Wohaya732/
Woysea731/
Wouaye731/
Bouyia731/
Vouiya731/
Wotoya731/
Wouaja731/
Wouaje731/
Bouoya731/
Woayah731/
Waou67123/
Woejaya6786/
Woai6726/
Wattuya6718/
Wouajie6710/
Watooya678/
Waoa677/
Wasioya675/
Watuyat675/
Waoy674/
Ouhouya673/
Woay672/
Woau672/
Woey672/
Woiyeah672/
Bouyhia672/
Wochaya672/
Wasuyat672/
Wathoya671/
Vohouya671/
Wasauya671/
Woutaye671/
Woutayi671/
Woea671/
Wouagie671/
Wojjaya671/

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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
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  • 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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