Woyo Surname

263,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Woyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4721:156,52516,251
Indonesia2831:467,31238,614
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Zimbabwe2431:63,5329,554
Ivory Coast591:391,03813,490
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Woyo (705) may also be a first name.

Woyo Last Name Facts

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

Woyo is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Woyo.

How Common Is The Last Name Woyo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 263,032nd most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,890,970 people. The surname Woyo occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Woyo are found; 32 percent are found in Central Africa and 32 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 311,169th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 705 people.

The surname Woyo is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 156,525. Apart from The DR Congo Woyo is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and Ghana, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woyoh8913/
Wohyo892/
Woy861,627/
Wohyoh802/
Woueyo801/
Wayo757,806/
Boyo756,277/
Wiyo752,829/
Woya75868/
Woye75472/
Wuyo75221/
Woyi75168/
Weyo75137/
Woys7545/
Wooy7542/
Wojo7536/
Voyo7517/
Wojy7513/
Whoy7511/
Woiy759/
Woio756/
Wohy754/
Wooa751/
Wuoy751/
Uoyo751/
Hwoy751/
Woyhood730/
Boyoo671,683/
Whayo671,466/
Woyah67862/
Hwayo67541/
Wahyo67385/
Woyee67223/
Booyo67100/
Woyie6780/
Woyeh6756/
Woyth6752/
Oueyo6745/
Woyaa6743/
Woyat6739/
Voyot6735/
Wooya6732/
Waioo6730/
Wiyoh6729/
Wayoh6724/
Woytt6723/
Woyap6719/
Wawyo6715/
Wuuyo6710/
Buoyo6710/
Wooje679/
Wajyo675/
Voyio674/
Wayoo673/
Voyoh673/
Woyep672/
Woojo672/
Woyet672/
Wohya672/
Boyuo672/
Woeye672/
Woyad671/
Wajoo671/
Vioyo671/
Boyho671/
Woeyy671/
Voiyo671/
Huoyo671/
Whiyo671/
Wohio671/
Wooye671/
Weeyo671/
Whoey670/

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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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  • 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 Woyo
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