Monwon Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Monwon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monwon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia451:97,9677,863
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806

Monwon (94) may also be a first name.

Monwon Last Name Facts

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

Monwon occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monwon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Monwon is the 2,106,139th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Monwon is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Monwon live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 980,251st most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 94 people.

Monwon is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 97,967. In Liberia Monwon is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 76 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 11 percent reside and Margibi County, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and Thailand, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monwohn926/
Moonwon921/
Moonwong86329/
Mounwong861/
Moonwont861/
Moonwoen861/
Manwon83106/
Monwan8342/
Monbon8342/
Monvon833/
Monwom831/
Moonwwong801/
Moonwoong801/
Moonwongq801/
Monwongue801/
Munwong77153/
Moonwan7754/
Monwane7739/
Monwahn7726/
Momwong7710/
Mahnwon778/
Monwhan776/
Monboin775/
Monvong771/
Manwoun771/
Monvuon771/
Moonwun771/
Monuhon770/
Monouhan7112/
Mhunwong716/
Mounvong711/
Monvosin711/
Monwaane711/
Monwasin711/
Moomwong711/
Moonwung711/
Monvoisin673,714/
Munwan67264/
Monbun6781/
Manwan6724/
Mombon676/
Monban675/
Monnouhon672/

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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
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  • 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 Monwon
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