Wow Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Wow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria1451:133,1103,615
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Israel221:388,98331,283
Afghanistan191:1,692,27313,110
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Wow (301) may also be a first name.

Wow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wow (Arabic: واو) is held by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wow is the 978,274th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Wow reside; 64 percent reside in West Asia and 55 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 507,810th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 301 people.

The surname is most widely held in Syria, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 133,110. In Syria it is most common in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Syria Wow occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and Israel, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wowe861,778/
Wowa86937/
Wouw86714/
Woow86363/
Woyw861/
Woww861/
Wowt861/
Wowp861/
Wovw861/
Woiw861/
Wgow861/
Wuow861/
Wouwe75438/
Whowe755/
Wohwe751/
Wowhe751/
Hwowa751/
Waw671,735/
Wof67129/
Vow67104/
Wuw6734/
Uow677/
Wov672/
Bowowa671/
Buwowa671/

Wow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wow in the Arabic language
واوwaw-

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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 Wow
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