Woyessa Surname

110,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Woyessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woyessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,1851:23,3092,960
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Woyessa (5,086) may also be a first name.

Woyessa Last Name Facts

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

Woyessa is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woyessa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 110,122nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,725,680 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Woyessa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 95,203rd most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 5,086 people.

The last name Woyessa is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4,185 people, or 1 in 23,309. Apart from Ethiopia it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Woyessa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Woyessa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning $46,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.74% more than the national average, earning $63,465 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woyesa921,616/
Woessa921/
Wayessa862,433/
Weyessa8671/
Woyesso867/
Boyessa862/
Woyesha861/
Woyssat861/
Weyesa771,297/
Woussa7777/
Woyeso7725/
Wayesa7724/
Wayssa7715/
Weyssa7714/
Boyesa7712/
Weissa7711/
Weessa7710/
Woissa776/
Woyisa775/
Weussa774/
Woyosa771/
Woesah771/
Woysea771/
Boyssa771/
Woyese771/
Bayessa712,100/
Weissat7160/
Woussah7111/
Boyossa719/
Bouessa716/
Beyessa716/
Woissat715/
Weyassa714/
Boyesse714/
Wouessi713/
Woyasse712/
Weyessy711/
Woyecha711/
Bowessa711/
Woiassa711/
Wowessi711/
Wowesse711/
Woussay711/
Woussai711/
Wayassa711/
Hwoussa711/
Boyassa711/
Wiyesse711/
Wojsa671,092/
Boysa67134/
Bouessay6792/
Woyce6779/
Weasa6771/
Weisa6745/
Wejsa6729/
Woese6727/
Waysa6724/
Wyese6719/
Weisshap6713/
Weysa6712/
Wousa679/
Ouheissa677/
Woisa677/
Boyessou673/
Woesi672/
Vyesa672/
Woyso671/
Weusa671/
Wayessou671/
Voesa671/
Wiyessou671/

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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 Woyessa
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