Wornyoh Surname

702,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Wornyoh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wornyoh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Wornyoh Last Name Facts

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

Wornyoh is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wornyoh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 702,422nd most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wornyoh are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Apart from Ghana it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wornyo921,392/
Wornyth862/
Worny839/
Wornuoha803/
Worney7741/
Worneh771/
Whorny770/
Wourney718/
Vernyoh711/
Vornych711/
Wornich710/
Borny67963/
Warny67503/
Worne67204/
Worni67120/
Worna6718/
Worhnesh671/
Vorny670/

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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 Wornyoh
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