Wenyen Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Wenyen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 34 | 1:129,663 | 9,726 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Wenyen (49) may also be a first name.
Wenyen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wenyen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wenyen occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenyen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wenyen is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Wenyen occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Wenyen are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 49 people.
This surname is most frequent in Liberia, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 129,663. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Bong County, where 53 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 44 percent reside and Grand Gedeh County, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whenyen | 92 | 7 | / |
| Wenyene | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wenyenh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wehnyehn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wenjen | 83 | 12 | / |
| Venyen | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wenyin | 83 | 8 | / |
| Benyen | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wenhen | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wonyehn | 77 | 106 | / |
| Wengien | 77 | 10 | / |
| Whanyen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wohnyen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wetnien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weinyin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wenyine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weignen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waenjeen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wheniyon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benyin | 67 | 1,050 | / |
| Benien | 67 | 449 | / |
| Venien | 67 | 303 | / |
| Vengen | 67 | 103 | / |
| Wenjin | 67 | 32 | / |
| Benjen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Binyen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vinyen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Venjen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Venyem | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wenyen
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