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 is most common in Liberia. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wonyen? popularity and diffusion
Wonyen is the 487,899th most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 10,716,979 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wonyen reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 668 people, or 1 in 6,600. In Liberia Wonyen is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 82 percent live, Montserrado County, where 12 percent live and Sinoe County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Liberia this last name occurs 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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