Woyah Surname

406,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Woyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia8511:5,180624
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Woyah (20) may also be a first name.

Woyah Last Name Facts

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

Woyah occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woyah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 406,240th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,454,230 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Woyah are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.

Woyah is most numerous in Liberia, where it is borne by 851 people, or 1 in 5,180. In Liberia Woyah is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 77 percent live, Montserrado County, where 12 percent live and Bong County, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia Woyah is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Woyah Last Name Statistics demography

Woyah earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 63.89% less than the national average, earning $15,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woyach91130/
Woeyah9134/
Wouyah913/
Woyath912/
Whoyah911/
Woya89868/
Woyasch832/
Wiyah801,110/
Wuyah80590/
Wayah80264/
Woyeh8056/
Woyth8052/
Woyaa8043/
Woyat8039/
Weyah8032/
Wooya8032/
Woyap8019/
Woyoh8013/
Woiah8012/
Wojah807/
Wyjah807/
Voyah805/
Wohya802/
Woyad801/
Uoyah801/
Woy751,627/
Woa75291/
Wojaya7386/
Woysch7327/
Woyasz7322/
Wayahs7311/
Bohyah738/
Woyeeh736/
Wohyeh735/
Wahyah733/
Voyath733/
Woeyeh732/
Wohyoh732/
Wojahh732/
Wheyah731/
Weyaha731/
Wayach731/
Whayah731/
Woyech731/
Buoyah731/
Weyach731/
Weyath730/
Boya6757,592/
Weah6731,589/
Waya6717,799/
Weya6717,420/
Wahu675,861/
Woja673,225/
Weyh672,278/
Wiya672,220/
Woyo671,490/
Wuya67706/
Woye67472/
Wahy67424/
Wayh67216/
Voya67200/
Woyi67168/
Woia67160/
Wohu6762/
Woys6745/
Wooy6742/
Waih6734/
Uoya6730/
Wojy6713/
Whoy6711/
Woiy679/
Boyh678/
Wauh677/
Wouh675/
Wohy674/
Wahayah674/
Wajh674/
Whoa674/
D'Weyah671/
Voyh671/
Wooa671/
Wyja671/
Hwoa671/
Wuoy671/
Wo'a671/
Hwoy671/
Wyia671/
Wahj671/
Woyhood670/
Wuyh670/

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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 Woyah
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