Wowi Surname
Approximately 270 people bear this surname
Wowi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 224 | 1:36,401 | 4,348 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wowi (86) may also be a first name.
Wowi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wowi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wowi occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wowi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 963,821st most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Wowi reside; 83 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 83 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 86 people.
The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 36,401. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 66 percent live, East Sepik, where 10 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 8 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wowei | 89 | 70 | / |
| Wowoi | 89 | 47 | / |
| Wowai | 89 | 26 | / |
| Wowui | 89 | 5 | / |
| Wowie | 89 | 4 | / |
| Hwowi | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wowih | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wohwi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wowwi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Woiwoi | 80 | 122 | / |
| Wowijs | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wouwai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wowais | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woiwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wouwie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wawi | 75 | 2,594 | / |
| Wowe | 75 | 1,778 | / |
| Wewi | 75 | 66 | / |
| Wovi | 75 | 51 | / |
| Wuwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wowy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wouwe | 67 | 438 | / |
| Wuwei | 67 | 152 | / |
| Wahwi | 67 | 123 | / |
| Woiwa | 67 | 110 | / |
| Wawai | 67 | 106 | / |
| Wuwih | 67 | 101 | / |
| Wawei | 67 | 68 | / |
| Wawie | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wewei | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vowie | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wouwa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wawoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wowhy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wewai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wawih | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wauwi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Whowe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Woweh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bowyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wawii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bowii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woboi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuwid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wewie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wovio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wojui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wewii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wobih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wobiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boywi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boiwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whoewieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vowis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bowiy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wowi
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