Wowah Surname
Approximately 664 people bear this surname
Wowah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 662 | 1:6,659 | 794 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Wowah (19) may also be a first name.
Wowah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wowah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wowah is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wowah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wowah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wowah is the 496,702nd most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,975,220 people. The surname Wowah is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wowah are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Wowah is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 662 people, or 1 in 6,659. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 77 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 11 percent are found and Margibi County, where 3 percent are found. Barring Liberia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woewah | 91 | 19 | / |
| Wohwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wouwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wowa | 89 | 937 | / |
| Wawah | 80 | 310 | / |
| Woiwa | 80 | 110 | / |
| Wewah | 80 | 58 | / |
| Wowoh | 80 | 46 | / |
| Vowah | 80 | 30 | / |
| Wowai | 80 | 26 | / |
| Wouwa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wowat | 80 | 15 | / |
| Woowa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wovah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wowau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wowho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wowaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hwowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wowha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wowoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vuowah | 73 | 46 | / |
| Whowha | 73 | 20 | / |
| Bouwah | 73 | 15 | / |
| Wohbah | 73 | 14 | / |
| Boywah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Woywat | 73 | 9 | / |
| Woowat | 73 | 9 | / |
| Woywad | 73 | 8 | / |
| Woewoh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Woiwoh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Whowho | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wehwah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Boweah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wouwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woubah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bawwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weewah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woowas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wowouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bowaih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wohwoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wobeah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woiwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wowais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wojwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwohwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vowath | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wowo | 67 | 59,666 | / |
| Wewa | 67 | 586 | / |
| Wova | 67 | 105 | / |
| Vowa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Woywadt | 67 | 26 | / |
| Uowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woshwas | 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
- 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 Wowah
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