Wonum Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

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

Wonum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wonum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wonum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wonum is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wonum.

How Common Is The Last Name Wonum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Wonum reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Wonum is most numerous in: Western Highlands, where 94 percent are found and Morobe, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wognum91233/
Wonnum9174/
Wosnum918/
Wongnum8389/
Wongoum8327/
Wongaum835/
Wonhume831/
Woosnum831/
Wunum80250/
Wenum80206/
Bonum80189/
Wonom80147/
Wanum8033/
Vonum8012/
Wonun8012/
Wongnoum771/
Wongnaum771/
Woungoum771/
Wanume731,421/
Boonum73133/
Weenum7389/
Wannum7318/
Wanoum733/
Bonoum733/
Bonnum733/
Boinum733/
Watnum732/
Wounun731/
Wonhom731/
Wonoun731/
Bonuim731/
Boynum731/
Bonhum731/
Voneum731/
Wahnum730/
Wenhum730/
Wasnum730/
Boonnum67645/
Boonaum67191/
Boonoum6766/
Wongnun6765/
Wannume6735/
Wangnum6719/
Wohnoun6714/
Wongaun678/
Wongoun676/
Vongnum676/
Wanuume672/
Wagnoum672/
Bounoum672/
Watnoum671/
Wunneum671/
Boinoum671/
Bonneum671/
Wounhun671/
Vounoum671/
Wanumme671/
Booneum671/
Boonhum671/
Hwannum671/

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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
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  • 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 Wonum
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