Wunjah Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wunjah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wunjah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Wunjah (19) may also be a first name.

Wunjah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wunjah is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wunjah.

How Common Is The Last Name Wunjah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Wunjah live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Wunjah is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Wunjah Last Name Statistics demography

Wunjah earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.56% less than the national average, earning $20,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wunja913/
Wunjai832/
Winjah832/
Wuniah832/
Wounja831/
Wunjoh831/
Waunja831/
Wueniah771/
Wungiah771/
Bunja73181/
Wonja73177/
Vunja73128/
Wunya7393/
Winja7333/
Wunia738/
Wunjo731/
Wunho731/
Bounja67608/
Bunjai6774/
Bunjaa6726/
Bunjoh6720/
Bunyah6718/
Winjoh677/
Bunjia674/
Vunija673/
Bunjau672/
Vunjia672/
Waunya672/
Wonjay672/
Vunjai671/
Vunjaa671/
Winyah671/
Weunya671/
Wougna671/
Wounho671/
Wounia671/
Wuenya671/
Bunjay670/

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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 Wunjah
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