Wonder Surname

261,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wonder Surname Definition:

This and Wunder and Wander are found in. Bowditch, and Wonders occurs in the Registrar-General's List. These names are probably of German origin. Wandersleben is the appellation of a market town in Prussian Saxony, and is also a surname; and Wander is the name of a celebrated German author.

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Wonder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Nigeria2481:714,28532,812
Iran1431:536,94131,079
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Liberia991:44,5314,051
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Austria111:774,13064,097
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Israel91:950,84857,975
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
England21:27,859,030389,889
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3841:130,77812,540

Wonder (31,210) may also be a first name.

Wonder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This and Wunder and Wander are found in. Bowditch, and Wonders occurs in the Registrar-General's List. These names are probably of German origin. Wandersleben is the appellation of a market town in Prussian Saxony, and is also a surname; and Wander is the name of a celebrated German author. There is also a village and commune of Belgium, prov. Liége, named Wandre.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wonder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wonder (Arabic: ندر) is most common in Ghana. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wonder.

How Common Is The Last Name Wonder? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 261,171st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,848,667 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Wonder live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wonder is also the 27,057th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 31,210 people.

It is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Apart from Ghana Wonder is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Iran, where 10 percent are found.

Wonder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wonder has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wonder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wonder surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Wonder earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.47% more than the national average, earning $53,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whonder9266/
Wounder9239/
Wonderz923/
Woender921/
Wondere921/
Wunder838,544/
Wander834,535/
Bonder832,146/
Vonder83936/
Wondre8332/
Womder831/
Uonder830/
Wandere77475/
Huonder77418/
Bounder77214/
Wandeur7775/
Wandeer7725/
Boonder775/
Wandier774/
Wanderz772/
Wandeir772/
Wundere772/
Waunder772/
Whander772/
Vondier771/
Waander771/
Wandear771/
Boynder771/
Bonnder771/
Vondder771/
Wuinder771/
Whender771/
Hwander771/
Wanhder771/
Wandher771/
Wannder770/
Bondeer770/
Wundder770/
Vonderp770/
Vonderhe715/
Wandheer714/
Wandhere712/
Wågander712/
D'Vonder711/
Wandeire711/
Boundher711/
Vonddeer710/
Huondere710/
Vander674,984/
Bander673,179/
Vunder67783/
Wandre67499/
Bunder67455/
Wandir67370/
Bünder67359/
Watendere6755/
Bondyr6749/
Wandér676/
Wanderová675/
Wunderová675/
Wadejr675/
Vondre674/
Wandyr674/
Bondir673/
Wunderhch672/
Vonderová671/
Wandeheer671/
Uander671/
Wassender670/
Wumder670/

Wonder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wonder in the Arabic language
ندرndr-

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