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 occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wovi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Wovi live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wovi is also the 1,336,256th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 55 people.
The surname Wovi is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Madang, where 82 percent reside, Morobe, where 12 percent reside and National Capital District, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Togo, where 8 percent reside.
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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