Wonder Surname
Approximately 1,503 people bear this surname
Wonder Surname Definition:
This and Wunder and Wander are found in. Bowditch, and Wonders occurs in the Registrar-General's List. These names are probably of German origin. Wandersleben is the appellation of a market town in Prussian Saxony, and is also a surname; and Wander is the name of a celebrated German author.
Read More About This SurnameWonder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Nigeria | 248 | 1:714,285 | 32,812 |
| Iran | 143 | 1:536,941 | 31,079 |
| Kenya | 111 | 1:416,035 | 22,860 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Liberia | 99 | 1:44,531 | 4,051 |
| Netherlands | 68 | 1:248,341 | 31,935 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 384 | 1:130,778 | 12,540 |
Wonder (31,210) may also be a first name.
Wonder Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This and Wunder and Wander are found in. Bowditch, and Wonders occurs in the Registrar-General's List. These names are probably of German origin. Wandersleben is the appellation of a market town in Prussian Saxony, and is also a surname; and Wander is the name of a celebrated German author. There is also a village and commune of Belgium, prov. Liége, named Wandre.
Wonder Demographics
Average Male Wonder Height
176.77 cm
Average Female Wonder Height
163.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wonder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wonder Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wonder (Arabic: ندر) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wonder? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 261,171st most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,848,667 people. Wonder occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Wonder are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wonder is also the 27,057th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 31,210 people.
The surname Wonder is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Aside from Ghana this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Iran, where 10 percent are found.
Wonder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wonder has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wonder last name fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wonder Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Wonder earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.47% more than the national average, earning $53,392 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whonder | 92 | 66 | / |
| Wounder | 92 | 39 | / |
| Wonderz | 92 | 3 | / |
| Woender | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wondere | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wunder | 83 | 8,544 | / |
| Wander | 83 | 4,535 | / |
| Bonder | 83 | 2,146 | / |
| Vonder | 83 | 936 | / |
| Wondre | 83 | 32 | / |
| Womder | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uonder | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wandere | 77 | 475 | / |
| Huonder | 77 | 418 | / |
| Bounder | 77 | 214 | / |
| Wandeur | 77 | 75 | / |
| Wandeer | 77 | 25 | / |
| Boonder | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wandier | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wanderz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wandeir | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wundere | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waunder | 77 | 2 | / |
| Whander | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vondier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waander | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wandear | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boynder | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bonnder | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vondder | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wuinder | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whender | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hwander | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanhder | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wandher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wannder | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bondeer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wundder | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vonderp | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vonderhe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wandheer | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wandhere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wågander | 71 | 2 | / |
| D'Vonder | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wandeire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boundher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vonddeer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Huondere | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vander | 67 | 4,984 | / |
| Bander | 67 | 3,179 | / |
| Vunder | 67 | 783 | / |
| Wandre | 67 | 499 | / |
| Bunder | 67 | 455 | / |
| Wandir | 67 | 370 | / |
| Bünder | 67 | 359 | / |
| Watendere | 67 | 55 | / |
| Bondyr | 67 | 49 | / |
| Wandér | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wanderová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wunderová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wadejr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vondre | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wandyr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bondir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wunderhch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vonderová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wandeheer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uander | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wassender | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wumder | 67 | 0 | / |
Wonder Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wonder in the Arabic language | ||
| ندر | ndr | - |
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