Wondwosen Surname

12,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Wondwosen Surname User-submission:

The Wondwosen surname means 'amazing in a way incapable of describing without words'.

Wondwosen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia44,9131:2,172380
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Wondwosen (19,065) may also be a first name.

Wondwosen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Wondwosen surname means 'amazing in a way incapable of describing without words'.

- mwondwossen22

Wondwosen Last Name Facts

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

Wondwosen is found most in Ethiopia. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wondwosen.

How Common Is The Last Name Wondwosen? popularity and diffusion

Wondwosen is the 12,495th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 162,201 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wondwosen are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Wondwosen is also the 39,185th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 19,065 people.

The last name Wondwosen is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 44,913 people, or 1 in 2,172. Besides Ethiopia Wondwosen exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Wondwosen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wondwosen surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wondwosen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.76% more than the national average, earning $66,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wondwossen9521,297/
Wondwoesen951/
Wondwoseen951/
Wondwesen897,889/
Wondwasen8916/
Wondwoson899/
Wondwessen842,259/
Wondwassen842/
Wandwossen841/
Woundwesen841/
Wondweson789/
Vondvossen741/
Bondwagen670/
Vanduesen5634/
Vanduessen531/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wondwosen
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