Woniewala Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Woniewala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Woniewala Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia931:47,4044,264
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Woniewala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woniewala is found most in Liberia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Woniewala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woniewala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,894,523rd most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Woniewala live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname Woniewala is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 47,404. In Liberia Woniewala is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 63 percent live, Grand Gedeh County, where 18 percent live and Lofa County, where 9 percent live. Not including Liberia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wonniewala951/
Woniewola891/
Woinewola781/
Bonibala7111/
Boniwale711/
Wanibala711/
Woniwolo711/
Baniwala711/
Bonevalla671/
Wangiwalo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Woniewala
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