Bonwin Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Bonwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2541:17,3561,777
Nigeria901:1,968,25369,534
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Bonwin (12) may also be a first name.

Bonwin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bonwin is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonwin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 807,857th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bonwin reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Bonwin is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 17,356. In Liberia Bonwin is most numerous in: Grand Bassa County, where 54 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 21 percent reside and Nimba County, where 15 percent reside. Beside Liberia Bonwin occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonwein9278/
Bonwien9225/
Bonwine9222/
Boonwin921/
Bohnwin921/
Bonwn912/
Bonhwine860/
Bonwen83208/
Bomwin8337/
Bonbin838/
Banwin833/
Bonwim831/
Bonuin831/
Banwing7761/
Bonwhen7713/
Banwien771/
Banwine771/
Banwn737/
Bonbn731/
Boonwoen7152/
Bognuing711/
Basinwin711/
Bombin671,501/
Bonben677/
Bonuen677/
Banbin676/
Banwen676/
Bunwen672/
Banuin671/
Bunbin671/
Bonwoueng671/
Banwne671/
Bomwim671/
Bonuim671/
Banhwn671/
Bausenwin670/

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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 Bonwin
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