Wohnig Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wohnig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wohnig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany871:925,35065,249
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wohnig Last Name Facts

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

Wohnig is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wohnig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wohnig is the 1,511,557th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname Wohnig is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Wohnig are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 925,350. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 37 percent reside, Hesse, where 26 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 18 percent reside. Besides Germany Wohnig is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Czechia, where 1 percent reside.

Wohnig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wohnig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wohnig surname grew 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wohnig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wohnig last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Wohnig earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $45,681 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wonig912/
Wosnig8373/
Wahnig8320/
Woenig8312/
Bohnig833/
Wonnig833/
Wohnigová803/
Woynigz771/
Wenig734,846/
Bonig73117/
Wanig7333/
Wonik7321/
Wönig7312/
Wohjniec714/
Woehnick711/
Weenig67128/
Wosnik6797/
Böhnig6769/
Wannig6764/
Wonnik6761/
Wonick6739/
Wasnig6727/
Wojnik6726/
Wounik6720/
Whonic6720/
Wonike6715/
Bohnik6713/
Wahnik6711/
Bonnig676/
Bonigk675/
Huenig675/
Vohnik673/
Wangig671/
Woniok671/
Woniek671/
Wagnig671/
Woynik671/
Wonnic670/
Boonig670/
Wahneg670/
Bounig670/

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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 Wohnig
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