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) has its highest incidence in Burkina Faso. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Woñi. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Woni? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 105,713th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,646,159 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Woni live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Mande Africa. Woni is also the 224,316th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 1,241 people.
The last name Woni is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 3,558 people, or 1 in 5,158. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 76 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 16 percent live and Centre Region, where 5 percent live. Excluding Burkina Faso it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.
Woni Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Woni last name is predominantly 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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