Wouyou Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Wouyou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wouyou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin861:120,18113,205
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Wouyou (15) may also be a first name.

Wouyou Last Name Facts

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

Wouyou occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wouyou.

How Common Is The Last Name Wouyou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wouyou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 120,181. In Benin it is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 53 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 35 percent reside and Zou Department, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Benin it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent reside and Liberia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wouayou928/
Wouyahou861/
Bouyou833,785/
Vouyou831/
Woyuyu831/
Woussayou804/
Bouyjou7794/
Bouyouh773/
Vouyoux771/
Waouu732/
Bouhyouh711/
Wossoyou711/
Boujou67310/
Boayou67280/
Boeyou6722/
Baoyou674/
Bouyeu673/

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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
  • 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 Wouyou
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