Wuni Surname

124,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Wuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,3251:8,1271,104
Indonesia1581:837,02063,356
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
China151:91,154,7714,767
England81:6,964,757184,742
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wuni (1,399) may also be a first name.

Wuni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wuni is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 124,944th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,998,778 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wuni reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 209,078th most numerous given name in the world It is held by 1,399 people.

The surname Wuni is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 3,325 people, or 1 in 8,127. Barring Ghana this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wunyi89211/
Wouni8935/
Wunhi8929/
Wauni8926/
Wuuni8919/
Wunai896/
Wunni896/
Wuhni894/
Weuni894/
Wunei892/
Wunit891/
Wguni891/
Wunie891/
Wuniz891/
Wahuni80225/
Wounai8063/
Waunie8057/
Wunnoi8036/
Waunai8014/
Wounni803/
Wuunyi803/
Wunhyi802/
Wunnyi802/
Waunyi802/
Woumni802/
Wounie801/
Wounis801/
Whueni801/
Whungi801/
Wunnie801/
Wunnij801/
Wunich800/
Vuni756,224/
Buni755,834/
Wuna75962/
Wune7579/
Wuny7543/
Wuinnie734/
Wouniss731/
Wungnoi731/
Weuneis730/
Wunna6716,450/
Bunai676,604/
Bouni674,314/
Bunei671,477/
Wonni671,155/
Bunni67744/
Bauni67598/
Winyi67517/
Winih67472/
Vungi67210/
Wouna67196/
Bunui67189/
Bunoi67169/
Winai67163/
Wauna67111/
Wonai6776/
Bunhi6769/
Vunni6764/
Winij6756/
Winie6753/
Waune6750/
Wonie6750/
Woune6743/
Vhuni6741/
Whoni6736/
Wuuna6730/
Bunij6722/
Wunje6721/
Wuine6721/
Beuni6717/
Vunyi6714/
Wonhi6713/
Bunih6712/
Wuina6711/
Wuynh679/
Wunne679/
Wuneh678/
Vauni677/
Winei675/
Wunej675/
Whuna675/
Buyni674/
Weune673/
Wuiña673/
Winhi673/
Vueni673/
Wonyi673/
Vunio672/
Waunj672/
Vunis672/
Wuene672/
Vouni672/
Wunes672/
Wauny671/
Wgune671/
Vunie671/
Veuni671/
Vunii671/
Vuniy671/
Vuniç671/
Hwuna671/
Weuna671/
Wuune671/
Vunei671/
Wguny671/
Wunyo671/
Wwoni671/

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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
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  • 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 Wuni
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