Woye Surname
Approximately 472 people bear this surname
Woye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 289 | 1:612,951 | 29,166 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Woye (931) may also be a first name.
Woye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Woye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﻪ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Woye is the 642,991st most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,439,716 people. The surname Woye is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Woye live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Woye is also the 265,066th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 931 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 612,951. In Nigeria Woye is most numerous in: Ondo, where 29 percent are found, Osun, where 17 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Woye exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 11 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.
Woye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Woye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Woye surname rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Woye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Woye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻳﻪ | wyh | 50 |
| ﻭﻱ | wy | 50 |
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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 Woye
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