Wenyou Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wenyou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenyou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2401:18,3691,865
China61:227,886,92811,701
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wenyou (67,056) may also be a first name.

Wenyou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wenyou is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenyou? popularity and diffusion

Wenyou is the 1,009,375th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname Wenyou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wenyou reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 14,402nd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 67,056 people.

Wenyou is most numerous in Liberia, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 18,369. In Liberia it is most common in: Grand Bassa County, where 33 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 16 percent reside and Bong County, where 16 percent reside. Other than Liberia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in China, where 2 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whenyou92178/
Weinyou926/
Wenyu91107/
Wenyo9113/
Whenyoue861/
Wheinyou861/
Whenyu8350/
Wenhou835/
Weanyu834/
Wenjou833/
Weneyu832/
Whenyo832/
Wenyui831/
Venyou831/
Wienyu831/
Weinyu831/
Whenyue7720/
Wionyou771/
Wanyoue771/
Benyo731,147/
Benyu73399/
Winyo73379/
Wenya73244/
Wenio73133/
Winyu7370/
Wenju7363/
Venyo7355/
Wenho7327/
Wenhu737/
Venyu737/
Wenjo733/
Weniu731/
Wheinyue7113/
Wenesayo711/
Wanhyoue711/
Veniou67384/
Wenyaa67172/
Beniou67150/
Winhou67102/
Wenhui67102/
Hwenya6774/
Benjou6746/
Wenjoh6722/
Wanyuy6718/
Wenieu6712/
Woinyo6711/
Wisnyo679/
Wainyu676/
Wainyo675/
Wanhyo674/
Venyos673/
Wenhuo673/
Benyuy673/
Winyoo672/
Benyuh672/
Wenjui672/
Wonyoh672/
Wahnyo672/
Wienio672/
Wanyuh672/
Wenyah672/
Benyoh672/
Benoiu671/
Venyuy671/
Winyoh671/
Weenjo671/
Winyuy671/
Wenijo671/
Wenius671/
Hwinyo671/
Benoju671/
Winhyu671/
Wenhau671/
Venoju671/
Vinyou671/
Uhenyo671/
Wenyea671/
Wenjho671/
Wonoju671/
Wenjoo671/
Vwinyu671/
Wanyoy671/
Wuenya671/
Venyoh671/
Weunya671/
Wienya671/
Wenyha671/
Wengey671/
Wenjoe671/
Wegnos670/
Venyot670/

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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
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  • 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 Wenyou
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