Wilonja Surname

307,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wilonja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilonja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,1151:66,2607,815
Tanzania1031:513,99633,942
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Wilonja (822) may also be a first name.

Wilonja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilonja is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilonja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 307,971st most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,944,165 people. The last name Wilonja is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wilonja are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wilonja is also the 285,014th most widespread first name globally, borne by 822 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,115 people, or 1 in 66,260. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 8 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilondja934,209/
Willonja938/
Wailonja934/
Willondja885/
Wilonza8641/
Bilonja8621/
Wilonjo861/
Wailonza801/
Wylondja801/
Wilongia801/
Wilanjaya755/
Bilonia7140/
Vilonya7137/
Wailanjaya7120/
Vilonia714/
Bilanja714/
Bilonza714/
Vilonza714/
Vilonça711/
Velonja711/
Welonza711/
Wilanya711/
Wailonge6721/
Belonjia673/
Bailonia672/
Wiliansa672/
Wailanya671/
Vilonyay671/

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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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  • 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 Wilonja
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