Wonkwe Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wonkwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wonkwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wonkwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wonkwe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wonkwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wonkwe reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Wonkwe is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Wonkwe occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wokwe916/
Wonkweah861/
Wankwe83212/
Wongwe8352/
Wonkwi836/
Vonkwe831/
Womkwe831/
Wonkue831/
Wongkwi77503/
Wongwee7717/
Wankwie7712/
Bongkwe773/
Wongwed772/
Hwongwe771/
Bonkwey771/
Wakwe73108/
Wokwa7314/
Vokwe732/
Uokwe731/
Wongwech7115/
Wotingwe711/
Wangwe677,197/
Vongwe67447/
Wankwi6794/
Bonkwi6743/
Wankwa6729/
Wongwi6725/
Vwakwe6711/
Wongwa676/
Wankue672/
Wungwe672/
Wongcw671/
Wongweach671/
Bokwea671/
Wokoue671/
Woukwi671/
Wuokwa671/
Bokwue671/

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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 Wonkwe
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