Wuah Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Wuah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wuah (15) may also be a first name.
Wuah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wuah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wuah occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wuah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,273,756th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Wuah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wuah reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wuah is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 532,540. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 51 percent reside, Centre Region, where 41 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 5 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Liberia, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuahu | 89 | 35 | / |
| Wouah | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wouaha | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wuha | 75 | 240 | / |
| Woua | 75 | 67 | / |
| Wuho | 75 | 22 | / |
| Waua | 75 | 16 | / |
| Wu'a | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bouah | 67 | 1,004 | / |
| Wujja | 67 | 269 | / |
| Wahua | 67 | 209 | / |
| Wuhou | 67 | 70 | / |
| Wujia | 67 | 46 | / |
| Wouas | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wuhai | 67 | 24 | / |
| Vouah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wouho | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wouha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wuiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wouai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wouap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wauha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwaua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuhia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuiia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vauah | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wuah
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