Woyang Surname
Approximately 2,263 people bear this surname
Woyang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,171 | 1:9,567 | 1,256 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
Woyang (804) may also be a first name.
Woyang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woyang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Woyang is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woyang? popularity and diffusion
Woyang is the 187,009th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,220,303 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Woyang are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 47 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 288,491st most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 804 people.
The last name Woyang is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,171 people, or 1 in 9,567. In Cameroon Woyang is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 71 percent reside, North Region, where 22 percent reside and Centre Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooyang | 92 | 2 | / |
| Woyng | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wayang | 83 | 3,032 | / |
| Wuyang | 83 | 795 | / |
| Boyang | 83 | 286 | / |
| Weyang | 83 | 36 | / |
| Woiang | 83 | 34 | / |
| Wiyang | 83 | 30 | / |
| Woyeng | 83 | 23 | / |
| Woying | 83 | 4 | / |
| Woyong | 83 | 2 | / |
| Woyank | 83 | 1 | / |
| Huoyang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wohyeng | 77 | 2 | / |
| Booyang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wooyeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wooyong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wueyang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wouyeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Voyng | 73 | 1,912 | / |
| Woing | 73 | 1,083 | / |
| Waing | 73 | 659 | / |
| Waung | 73 | 261 | / |
| Woung | 73 | 163 | / |
| Weang | 73 | 42 | / |
| Boyng | 73 | 26 | / |
| Wayng | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wouhaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bojang | 67 | 44,471 | / |
| Bayang | 67 | 13,023 | / |
| Wajong | 67 | 981 | / |
| Boyong | 67 | 765 | / |
| Wayong | 67 | 661 | / |
| Biyang | 67 | 483 | / |
| Buyang | 67 | 202 | / |
| Beyang | 67 | 188 | / |
| Waiang | 67 | 176 | / |
| Waieng | 67 | 166 | / |
| Wajeng | 67 | 114 | / |
| Wayeng | 67 | 102 | / |
| Wijang | 67 | 70 | / |
| Wahung | 67 | 62 | / |
| Boyeng | 67 | 50 | / |
| Wajang | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wajung | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wujang | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wuying | 67 | 14 | / |
| Weyeng | 67 | 13 | / |
| Waying | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wayung | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vayang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hwaung | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wiyong | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boying | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wajing | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wuyong | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wejang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wehang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whaung | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weyong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hwoung | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woungs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Viyang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wieyng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boiang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wujong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woueng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woingh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woynec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wieang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whyeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waengk | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Woyang
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