Wouyak Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wouyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wouyak Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon7291:28,4903,860
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Wouyak (927) may also be a first name.

Wouyak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wouyak Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wouyak occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wouyak? popularity and diffusion

Wouyak is the 462,174th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 9,982,940 people. The surname Wouyak occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wouyak reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Wouyak is also the 265,766th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 927 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 729 people, or 1 in 28,490. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 88 percent live, North Region, where 8 percent live and Centre Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouyak833/
Vouyak831/
Wouyek831/
Wouayok771/
Bouyac67104/
Boujak674/
Wojuik672/
Bouiak672/
Wauyag671/
Bouyaq671/
Bouaik671/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wouyak
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis