Wowok Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wowok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wowok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wowok (247) may also be a first name.

Wowok Last Name Facts

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

Wowok occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wowok? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wowok is the 2,436,415th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. Wowok occurs mostly in Oceania, where 87 percent of Wowok are found; 87 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 87 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 567,531st most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 247 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 156,802. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Manus, where 58 percent reside, National Capital District, where 29 percent reside and Central, where 8 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wowoka918/
Wowock910/
Wowk891,783/
Wook89493/
Woock80742/
Wawok80250/
Wowak80231/
Wooke8044/
Wooki8038/
Wooko8025/
Wowek808/
Woyok807/
Wogwo803/
Wooka803/
Wowko802/
Wowik801/
Wowka801/
Wowku801/
Wooky801/
Woook801/
Wiwok801/
Wowouika771/
Wok75404/
Wookey731,431/
Wookay73307/
Wigowo7383/
Wouoka7329/
Wawoke7325/
Wiwoko7322/
Wooyak7320/
Wookie7319/
Wowaka7318/
Waiwok7316/
Wowogo7312/
Wookee7310/
Wooike737/
Wikowo737/
Waewok735/
Wouoko733/
Wakowo732/
Bowock731/
Woyoke731/
Wookae731/
Waywok731/
Wawoka731/
Wowike731/
Woyoko731/
Weiwok731/
Wagowo731/
Wouoke731/
Wochwo731/
Wockwo731/
Woko674,114/
Woke673,412/
Woka671,522/
Woog67679/
Woki67662/
Wogo67410/
Wouk67369/
Wock67185/
Woco6784/
Woik6781/
Woku6766/
Woyk6741/
Wywłoka6735/
Woak6729/
Wołk6710/
Weok679/
Wiok679/
Wooc674/
Waok674/
Wowiake672/
Woek672/
Wowacka672/
Wowacki672/
Wuok672/
Woky672/
Wyok672/
Hwawook671/
Wokk671/
Wowg671/
Wowicki671/
Wowyaki671/
Wookiee671/
Woowiak671/
Wokw671/
Waoioko671/
Wakhowo671/
Wowakia671/
Wowicka671/
Woék671/
Woo Hak671/
Wouayok671/
Wohk671/
Wojk671/
Wewk671/
Wogw671/
Wocw671/
Woo Kee671/
Wowq671/
Wooq671/
Vawhook670/
Woowick670/

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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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  • 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 Wowok
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