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

The last name Wova is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wova? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,795,579th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wova are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 20 people.

The surname Wova is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent live and Venezuela, where 1 percent live.

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
  • 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 Wova
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