Woyea Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Woyea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 243 | 1:18,142 | 1,848 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Woyea (82) may also be a first name.
Woyea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woyea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Woyea is found most in Liberia. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woyea? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,028,911th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Woyea reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Woyea is also the 1,060,447th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 82 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 18,142. In Liberia it is most common in: Lofa County, where 78 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 16 percent reside and Nimba County, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia Woyea exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woyeah | 91 | 47 | / |
| Woiyea | 91 | 38 | / |
| Boyea | 80 | 1,414 | / |
| Woiya | 80 | 122 | / |
| Weyea | 80 | 73 | / |
| Wayea | 80 | 63 | / |
| Woyao | 80 | 3 | / |
| Woyia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Woeha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wojea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woeah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayeah | 73 | 36 | / |
| Weyeah | 73 | 19 | / |
| Woueha | 73 | 17 | / |
| Boiyea | 73 | 10 | / |
| Weeyea | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wahyea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wheyea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Woiyah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wehyea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waayea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wuyeha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Voiyea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boyeha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woyaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woweha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouyeo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voyeha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voyeah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Booyea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woua | 67 | 67 | / |
| Weao | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wahyeah | 67 | 32 | / |
| Weaa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bohyeah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boyehah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouyaha | 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 Woyea
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