Wowon Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Wowon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 119 | 1:1,111,338 | 79,949 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wowon (1,117) may also be a first name.
Wowon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wowon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wowon occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wowon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,637,889th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Wowon live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wowon is also the 238,581st most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 1,117 people.
It is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 1,111,338. In Indonesia Wowon is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 78 percent reside, Central Sulawesi, where 8 percent reside and North Maluku, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woewon | 91 | 1 | / |
| Woowong | 83 | 21 | / |
| Wowwong | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wawon | 80 | 154 | / |
| Wowan | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wowom | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wewon | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wovon | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wuwong | 73 | 209 | / |
| Wahwon | 73 | 21 | / |
| Bohwon | 73 | 10 | / |
| Wowane | 73 | 6 | / |
| Woowan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wowang | 73 | 3 | / |
| Woibon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woboun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwowan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwawon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buowon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uowong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waboon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whuwon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wooban | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wehwon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whawon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bowoin | 73 | 0 | / |
| Woobun | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wawwong | 67 | 12 | / |
| Waswong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauwong | 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 Wowon
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis