Womun Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Womun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Womun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691

Womun (45) may also be a first name.

Womun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Womun is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Womun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,543,123rd most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Womun is mostly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Womun are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Womun is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 45 people.

The last name Womun is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Womun is most common in: Western, where 56 percent reside, East Sepik, where 31 percent reside and Chimbu, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 48 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woumun9118/
Wamun8060/
Bomun8046/
Womon8033/
Uomun801/
Wgoumoun771/
Vomund73213/
Wamune7318/
Wamuin7314/
Wumoun735/
Wahmun734/
Womuim733/
Boumun732/
Bomeun732/
Wamoun731/
Woumon731/
Wommon731/
Wamund731/
Bomaun731/
Wgamun731/
Bomhun730/
Bomoun730/
Boimaun679/
Wamutin672/
Boumoun671/
Wamugne671/
Wamounn671/
Wamoung671/
Wamaune671/
Bohmaun670/

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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
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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 Womun
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