Wowoni Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

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

Wowoni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wowoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wowoni Last Name Facts

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

Wowoni occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wowoni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wowoni is the 2,979,664th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Wowoni occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Wowoni live; 74 percent live in Oceania Islands and 74 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: West Sepik, where 63 percent reside, National Capital District, where 25 percent reside and East Sepik, where 3 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wowani835/
Wawoni833/
Wowona831/
Wawongi77226/
Bowonai7712/
Wobonyi773/
Wawonii772/
Wovonie771/
Wawani6759/
Wowana6742/
Wouani6719/
Wowane676/
Vovoni676/
Vowani673/
Wawona673/
Wobone673/
Woowanich672/
Voboni671/
Wawony671/
Uovoni671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Wowoni
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis