Woni Surname
Approximately 4,427 people bear this surname
Woni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 3,558 | 1:5,158 | 573 |
| Ivory Coast | 190 | 1:121,428 | 5,978 |
| Papua New Guinea | 169 | 1:48,247 | 6,005 |
| Kenya | 169 | 1:273,254 | 18,015 |
| Indonesia | 150 | 1:881,661 | 66,139 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Benin | 39 | 1:265,015 | 22,836 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Woñi (1) are calculated separately.
Woni (1,241) may also be a first name.
Woni Demographics
Woni Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Woni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Woni (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻧﻲ, Oriya: େୱାନି) is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It may appear as a variant: Woñi. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woni? popularity and diffusion
It is the 105,713th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,646,159 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Woni live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 224,316th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 1,241 people.
Woni is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 3,558 people, or 1 in 5,158. In Burkina Faso it is most common in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 76 percent reside, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 16 percent reside and Centre Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Burkina Faso it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
Woni Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Woni earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.21% less than the national average, earning R 158,712 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Woni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Woni in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻧﻲ | wny | - |
| Woni in the Oriya language | ||
| େୱାନି | ewani | - |
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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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