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 is found most in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wuah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wuah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wuah is the 2,273,756th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Wuah is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wuah reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 15 people.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 532,540. In Cameroon Wuah is most common in: Northwest Region, where 51 percent live, Centre Region, where 41 percent live and Southwest Region, where 5 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and Liberia, where 17 percent live.
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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