Wonyeah Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Wonyeah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 134 | 1:32,900 | 3,082 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Wonyeah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wonyeah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wonyeah is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wonyeah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wonyeah is the 1,537,949th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wonyeah reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 32,900. In Liberia Wonyeah is primarily concentrated in: Nimba County, where 96 percent live and Montserrado County, where 4 percent live. Apart from Liberia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wonyea | 92 | 148 | / |
| Wanyeah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wongeah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Whonueah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bonyea | 77 | 12 | / |
| Vonyea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wenyea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wonhea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woniaye | 71 | 789 | / |
| Banyeah | 71 | 120 | / |
| Wanyeya | 71 | 20 | / |
| Wognaih | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wongeye | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wonyayi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wanyaha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wongeha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wonyaye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wenyeha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Woniaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonjeih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongeai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongeho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boneyea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonyeya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongnaya | 67 | 385 | / |
| Vonyeast | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wongneat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanyheya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bannyeah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wonyeah
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