Wowei Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wowei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wowei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Wowei (38) may also be a first name.

Wowei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wowei is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wowei? popularity and diffusion

Wowei is the 2,273,756th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wowei reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 38 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 46 percent are found, Ondo, where 46 percent are found and Osun, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in China, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wowe891,778/
Wowi89270/
Wouwe80438/
Wuwei80152/
Wawei8068/
Wowoi8047/
Wewei8032/
Wowai8026/
Woyei808/
Woweh805/
Whowe805/
Wowui805/
Wowie804/
Hwowi803/
Wowih802/
Wowhe801/
Woweu801/
Whoei801/
Wohwe801/
Wowwi801/
Wohwi801/
Wowee801/
Woiwoi73122/
Wouehi7317/
Wochwe738/
Wuowey736/
Boweyi736/
Wowijs735/
Boowei733/
Wouwai732/
Waweie731/
Wohwer731/
Woiwai731/
Wowoyi731/
Bawowe731/
Buwowe731/
Woubei731/
Wuweih731/
Wubowe731/
Wowoue731/
Woweha731/
Wouwie731/
Waawei731/
Wowais731/
Woheei731/
Wouweh731/
Boiwei731/
Boywei731/
Wowiya731/
Wawi672,594/
Wawe671,754/
Wowa67937/
Woie67482/
Woye67472/
Weie6787/
Weai6782/
Wewi6766/
Wevi6764/
Woui6762/
Wovi6751/
Vowe6746/
Wuwe6713/
Wove672/
Wiei672/
Weui671/
Wuwi671/
Wojweje671/
Woueyip671/
Bouweii671/
Woueiss671/
Wowy671/

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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 Wowei
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