Wova Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wova (20) may also be a first name.

Wova Last Name Facts

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

Wova is most common in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Wova click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wova? popularity and diffusion

Wova is the 1,795,579th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Wova is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wova live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wova is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Beside The DR Congo Wova occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent reside and Venezuela, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woiva8910/
Wovas897/
Wovat894/
Wovah892/
Wovea891/
Hwova891/
Bova7514,906/
Vova75985/
Wava75977/
Wowa75937/
Wovo752/
Bovea672,336/
Bovay671,169/
Wowah67664/
Bovha67208/
Bouva67130/
Woiwa67110/
Boova6766/
Wavai6763/
Wuoba6742/
Wowai6726/
Vovas6725/
Vhova6724/
Wouwa6723/
Wavah6723/
Waava6720/
Boiva6717/
Bovau6716/
Wowat6715/
Huova6711/
Buova6710/
Vovau678/
Vovea677/
Boyva677/
Wuava676/
Wavea674/
Vuova674/
Bovai674/
Woowa673/
Bovaj673/
Vovoa672/
Wovop672/
Vovai671/
Wavaz671/
Wowoa671/
Wowha671/
Woway671/
Wowaa671/
Wobaa671/
Vovha671/
Wowau671/
Hwowa671/
Votva671/
Wovho671/
Uovaa671/
Wgava671/
Bovaa671/
Woswa671/

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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 Wova
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