Wonwo Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wonwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wonwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Wonwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wonwo occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wonwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Wonwo live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 25 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Wonwo is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wonwot917/
Wonwoo911/
Woinwou8311/
Wonwa8035/
Wanwo8010/
Wanwou7343/
Wonboy7318/
Wanwuo736/
Wounbo735/
Wounwa731/
Woinbo731/
Wonhwa731/
Wonuoha673/
Whonwad672/
Wounbou671/
Wannwoo671/

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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 Wonwo
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