Whon Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Whon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Whon (30) may also be a first name.

Whon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whon is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whon is the 1,871,545th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Whon are found; 42 percent are found in Southern Africa and 42 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Whon is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 30 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,321,407. In South Africa Whon is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Jamaica, where 11 percent are found.

Whon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whon last name increased 625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whon last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.37% less than the national average, earning R 120,324 per year and in United States they earn 47.89% more than the national average, earning $63,813 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whone8987/
Whoon899/
Wchon891/
Wuhon891/
Won86155,635/
Whosyn801/
Whosin801/
Whoten800/
Woon7513,459/
Wone756,657/
Huon755,008/
Whan751,922/
Wahn75904/
Woen75677/
Wohn75653/
Woin75342/
Wonn75334/
Wuon75204/
Hvon75112/
Woun7554/
Wonh7550/
Wühn7549/
Vhon7531/
Hwon757/
Womn755/
Wonq753/
Wuhn753/
Whom752/
Wonc751/
Wotn751/
Wojn751/
Whun751/
Wosn750/
Whooten7358/
Hwchong732/
Whotten731/
Whosent731/
Huong6755,132/
Wahan673,878/
Ouhon67542/
Wahun67374/
Hvong67255/
Whann67254/
Wonne67157/
Whant67111/
Wathn6759/
Wohne6756/
Woune6743/
Wosne6738/
Wongk6736/
Whane6727/
Wahng6722/
Vhone6717/
Wkhan6714/
Woine6713/
Woumn6710/
Vhong6710/
Whaan679/
Wongg679/
Wondh678/
Wongc677/
Wondd677/
Hwahn676/
Huone673/
Hvoen673/
Woone672/
Whaun672/
Hbuon672/
Vhonn672/
Wahnd672/
Wojhn672/
Guhon672/
Hwoon672/
Uhoon671/
Huont671/
Wojnd671/
Wootn671/
Wauhn671/
Waahn671/
Huhon671/
Wongq671/
Hboon671/
Vchon671/
Woyne671/
Vwong671/
Whomg670/
Whahn670/
Woenn670/
Wondt670/
Woohn670/

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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 Whon
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