Wonyen Surname
Approximately 680 people bear this surname
Wonyen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 668 | 1:6,600 | 787 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Wonyen (22) may also be a first name.
Wonyen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wonyen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wonyen has its highest incidence in Liberia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wonyen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wonyen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 487,899th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wonyen are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Wonyen is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 668 people, or 1 in 6,600. In Liberia Wonyen is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 82 percent live, Montserrado County, where 12 percent live and Sinoe County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Liberia Wonyen is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wonyehn | 92 | 106 | / |
| Wonyene | 92 | 24 | / |
| Wohnyen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wonyenne | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanyen | 83 | 546 | / |
| Wonyin | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wonyem | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wognen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vonyen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wonien | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wonjen | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bonyen | 83 | 0 | / |
| Boonyen | 77 | 1,424 | / |
| Wongnen | 77 | 258 | / |
| Wongehn | 77 | 36 | / |
| Whanyen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wuanyen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wognien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wongnien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonniene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wohnjehn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bunyen | 67 | 9,402 | / |
| Banyen | 67 | 4,286 | / |
| Vonjen | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wanien | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bonjen | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vongen | 67 | 20 | / |
| Woingnene | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wanjen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bonien | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wonjin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wagnen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wonhin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanyin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vanyen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bonyin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wunyin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wunien | 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 Wonyen
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