Wovi Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Wovi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
Wovi (55) may also be a first name.
Wovi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wovi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wovi is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wovi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,718,172nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Wovi live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 55 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea Wovi is mostly found in: Madang, where 82 percent live, Morobe, where 12 percent live and National Capital District, where 3 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and Togo, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wovio | 89 | 2 | / |
| Woovis | 80 | 12 | / |
| Bovi | 75 | 6,969 | / |
| Wavi | 75 | 792 | / |
| Wowi | 75 | 270 | / |
| Vovi | 75 | 175 | / |
| Wevi | 75 | 64 | / |
| Wovj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wove | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wovy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wavii | 67 | 143 | / |
| Woiwa | 67 | 110 | / |
| Vwavi | 67 | 82 | / |
| Wowei | 67 | 70 | / |
| Wavai | 67 | 63 | / |
| Wavie | 67 | 59 | / |
| Wowoi | 67 | 47 | / |
| Huovi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wowai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Vovio | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wawoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wevie | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bovei | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bouvi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bovij | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vovis | 67 | 6 | / |
| Boivi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wowui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wowie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bovai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vovid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hwowi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boovi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bovii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vovoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woves | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woboi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wowih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Voviy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boviy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wevui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wobih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bovoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wovea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vovai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waviy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vohvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wobiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuavi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wovi
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