Wowo Surname

9,473rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria58,2841:3,039399
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Indonesia2261:585,17346,743
Cameroon1621:128,20414,516
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Benin1421:72,7868,756
South Africa1001:541,77742,852
Papua New Guinea911:89,60111,921
Ivory Coast411:562,71317,068
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
China131:105,178,5825,529
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Wowo (3,375) may also be a first name.

Wowo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wowo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wowo.

How Common Is The Last Name Wowo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,473rd most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 122,139 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wowo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wowo is also the 122,700th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 3,375 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 58,284 people, or 1 in 3,039. In Nigeria Wowo is mostly found in: Rivers, where 99 percent are found, Taraba, where 0 percent are found and Lagos, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Wowo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wowo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.61% less than the national average, earning R 69,840 per year and in United States they earn 89.29% more than the national average, earning $81,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wowoi8947/
Wowoh8946/
Wowou8941/
Woiwo896/
Wouwo895/
Wowuo893/
Wowho891/
Wowoa891/
Woywod80808/
Woiwod80208/
Woiwoi80122/
Wouwou8061/
Wojwod8033/
Woiwuo8032/
Woewoh806/
Wuowuo805/
Woiwoh805/
Whowho804/
Woowoo803/
Woiwot802/
Woiwou801/
Wochwo801/
Wohwoh801/
Wowouh801/
Woiwoy801/
Wowa75937/
Vowo759/
Wovo752/
Woywodt73110/
Woywood7392/
Woiwood7361/
Woowood731/
Wowah67664/
Woiwa67110/
Woboh6752/
Wouwa6723/
Bowho6721/
Wowat6715/
Bowoy676/
Woowa673/
Wovop672/
Woboi672/
Uowoh672/
Hwowa671/
Vowos671/
Wovho671/
Wawoo671/
Vawoo671/
Wavoo671/
Vowho671/
Wowha671/
Wobuo671/
Wowaa671/
Woswa671/
Woweu671/
Wowau671/

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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 Wowo
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