Wonu Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

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

Wonu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wonu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1561:1,135,53046,612
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Wonu (90) may also be a first name.

Wonu Last Name Facts

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

Wonu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wonu? popularity and diffusion

Wonu is the 1,088,856th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Wonu live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most common first name worldwide It is held by 90 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 1,135,530. In Nigeria Wonu is most common in: Rivers, where 87 percent reside, Ondo, where 4 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 3 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wonou89150/
Wonau8913/
Woinu898/
Wonuu897/
Wonnu894/
Wonuh891/
Woneu891/
Wounu891/
Wuonu891/
Wongnu8035/
Wounou809/
Wonnou807/
Woonnu805/
Wonhou803/
Wohnut802/
Wonous801/
Wonoud801/
Wouneu801/
Wonahu801/
Woinou801/
Wonhui801/
Wounus801/
Wounau801/
Whonus800/
Bonu758,149/
Wunu753,171/
Wanu751,438/
Wenu75782/
Vonu7555/
Uonu751/
Wongnut73521/
Wongnui7371/
Wohnaut7320/
Wohnout7316/
Wongnuy732/
Woinhou732/
Wounnou732/
Woonhau731/
Wojnusz731/
Wougnou731/
Wongneu731/
Bonou6721,299/
Wanou671,567/
Vonau67774/
Whenu67565/
Boneu67529/
Wannu67357/
Bonau67212/
Vonou67200/
Wutnu67160/
Wanuh67104/
Voinu67101/
Wunnu6789/
Boinu6782/
Wanau6781/
Wenau6777/
Bonui6777/
Vongu6759/
Bonnu6756/
Bounu6755/
Wongnuch6747/
Wanhu6745/
Voynu6739/
Hwenu6737/
Bonțu6734/
Boonu6733/
Vonnu6732/
Whanu6717/
Voonu6712/
Bonhu6712/
Wanui6710/
Uongu679/
Bonuj678/
Wenhu677/
Hwunu676/
Waunu675/
Wagnu673/
Wahnu673/
Hwanu673/
Wonoe673/
Wanuz673/
Waenu673/
Wamnu673/
Wenuh672/
Buonu672/
Waanu671/
Wunuu671/
Uhonu671/
Uonus671/
Woonnuch671/
Weneu671/
Wanuu671/
Vonus671/
Wounouss671/

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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 Wonu
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