Wonker Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Wonker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wonker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia181:244,91915,115
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England41:13,929,515290,718
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wonker Last Name Facts

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

Wonker is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wonker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Wonker are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 244,919. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Nimba County, where 67 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 28 percent reside and Margibi County, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Liberia it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Wonker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wonker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wonker surname fell 23 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wonker Last Name Statistics demography

Wonker earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $40,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woenker9267/
Wongker9227/
Wonkerd9210/
Wonkert922/
Wonnker921/
Woehnker86112/
Wongkerd8610/
Woejnker861/
Wanker83820/
Wunker83120/
Wünker8318/
Vonker834/
Huonker77716/
Wankier77336/
Bohnker7760/
Wankere7725/
Wankert7711/
Bongker779/
Wasnker777/
Vonkert777/
Wankerd774/
Boinker773/
Boonker773/
Vonkerr771/
Woncher771/
Wankerh771/
Waunker770/
Bonnker770/
Wouncer770/
Wankhere7119/
Vongkerd7110/
Boonkear719/
Wangkere713/
Vongkere711/
Wongcher711/
Huoncker710/
Vanker67711/
Bünker67522/
Wankir671/
Wankre671/
Wankerová671/
Wamker670/

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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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  • 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 Wonker
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