Woun Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Woun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Woun (61) may also be a first name.

Woun Last Name Facts

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

Woun (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭﻥ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woun is the 2,635,433rd most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Woun reside; 56 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 56 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Woun is also the 1,257,960th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 61 people.

The surname Woun is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 271,791. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Madang, where 90 percent live, Jiwaka, where 3 percent live and Morobe, where 3 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.

Woun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woun surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woun Last Name Statistics demography

Woun earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woune8943/
Woumn8910/
Wouen893/
Won86155,635/
Wun864,396/
Wouten808/
Wouyan803/
Hwoung802/
Wouenh802/
Wousen802/
Wounne801/
Wouene801/
Woueng801/
Woumne801/
Woon7513,459/
Wone756,657/
Boun751,301/
Wunn75810/
Woen75677/
Wohn75653/
Waun75623/
Wuan75343/
Woin75342/
Wonn75334/
Voun75272/
Wuon75204/
Whon7598/
Wune7579/
Woum7559/
Wonh7550/
Wuin7539/
Wuun7537/
Weun7536/
Hwon757/
Womn755/
Wonq753/
Wuhn753/
Wonc751/
Hwun751/
Whun751/
Wojn751/
Wotn751/
Wusn751/
Wujn751/
Wuyn751/
Wosn750/
Wouchin732/
Wouting731/
Wouyeng731/
Wouenne731/
Ouhon67542/
Waunt67458/
Waion67380/
Wojan67379/
Wahun67374/
Voung67340/
Wuyan67177/
Wonne67157/
Wujon67150/
Wajon67138/
Ouhan67132/
Woyan67130/
Ouean67108/
Wayon67105/
Woyen6798/
Bouen6791/
Whone6787/
Wayun6775/
Voune6766/
Wujin6759/
Wohne6756/
Waune6750/
Wosne6738/
Wongk6736/
Weung6721/
Wuine6721/
Wujan6719/
Weyon6719/
Wiyon6713/
Wuenn6713/
Woine6713/
Wouehion6712/
Wuyin6711/
Wijon6710/
Wuynh679/
Vohun679/
Woyon679/
Wunne679/
Whoon679/
Wongg679/
Wajun679/
Wondh678/
Vounn678/
Wunck678/
Wondd677/
Waunn677/
Wongc677/
Wejon676/
Vouen676/
Woyin675/
Woien674/
Wojen674/
Wojyn674/
Wuinn674/
Wuyen674/
Wuyon673/
Wojon673/
Weune673/
Bouhn673/
Wouemgne673/
Wojén673/
Woone672/
Weuen672/
Whaun672/
Wojhn672/
Hwoon672/
Wouching672/
Wowen672/
Bounh672/
Wunqu672/
Bounn671/
Vount671/
Wojnd671/
Wuian671/
Wootn671/
Wauhn671/
Wyion671/
Weion671/
Woinh671/
Weuan671/
Wuien671/
Wongq671/
Wouhaing671/
Woian671/
Woyne671/
Vwong671/
Wuhon671/
Vound670/
Woohn670/
Wondt670/
Woenn670/
Wungh670/

Woun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Woun in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻭﻥwwn50
ﻭﻥwn50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woun
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