Wonis Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wonis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wonis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wonis (15) may also be a first name.

Wonis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wonis is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wonis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Wonis occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Wonis live; 88 percent live in Oceania Islands and 88 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wonis is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 15 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 60 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 40 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wonish9150/
Wonais9111/
Wongis9111/
Woneis914/
Wosnis912/
Wonisz912/
Wounis911/
Wonisch83715/
Wojnisz8333/
Wouniss831/
Woinihs831/
Wanis8012,207/
Bonis803,994/
Wones80194/
Wenis80118/
Wonys8029/
Wunis8016/
Uonis809/
Vonis804/
Woinisht771/
Wanies73294/
Wanish73235/
Bonish73173/
Bonnis73169/
Wosnes73113/
Wanisz7371/
Boinis7340/
Voinis7339/
Waniss7338/
Wannis7331/
Boneis7330/
Bonois7328/
Bounis7321/
Whonic7320/
Wonesh7314/
Waneis7313/
Wanais7313/
Buonis7313/
Wognes7312/
Wanise7311/
Wenish7310/
Wagnis738/
Bonais735/
Bonizs734/
Wounes733/
Wuonhs733/
Wunais732/
Wonich732/
Vounis732/
Bonisz732/
Vonise732/
Boynis731/
Woines731/
Weenis731/
Wasnis731/
Wgones731/
Hwanis731/
Wongiz731/
Wenies731/
Wahnis731/
Uonies731/
Vonish730/
Weniss730/
Wonnic730/
Vognis730/
Whenis730/
Wognitsch719/
Wenisch671,928/
Wahnish67251/
Bonisch67174/
Wannies67162/
Wanisch67140/
Wonesch67116/
Bonnois6759/
Woynicz6744/
Voisnis6737/
Bonhuis6733/
Wahanis6728/
Bonnais6722/
Wanishe6721/
Boinais6714/
Wojniez6711/
Wanisse6710/
Woynich678/
Bouniss677/
Woinich675/
Bounish675/
Bounois674/
Woinicz673/
Voynish672/
Wannish672/
Votnish671/
Voutnis671/
Woinesh671/
Wotnice671/
Wonischová671/
Ouhanis671/
Wangisz671/
Wamnish671/
Waanish671/
Bounuis671/
Wagnish671/
Wognesh671/
Whenish671/
Bonniss670/
Vonhise670/
Weuneis670/
Bonheis670/
Voohnis670/

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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 Wonis
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