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 commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wonis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Wonis are found; 88 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 88 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wonis is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Wonis is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 60 percent live and Western Highlands, where 40 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

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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