Vanua Surname
Approximately 647 people bear this surname
Vanua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 627 | 1:13,004 | 1,217 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Vanua (501) may also be a first name.
Vanua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vanua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vanua has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vanua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 506,723rd most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,263,595 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Vanua live; 100 percent live in Oceania Islands and 97 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 378,831st most commonly held first name globally, borne by 501 people.
Vanua is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 13,004. In Papua New Guinea Vanua is primarily found in: Central, where 69 percent are found, National Capital District, where 21 percent are found and Milne Bay, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Fiji, where 1 percent are found and Vanuatu, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanhua | 91 | 14 | / |
| Vanuaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Vannuea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Banua | 80 | 8,942 | / |
| Vanva | 80 | 290 | / |
| Fanua | 80 | 284 | / |
| Wanua | 80 | 117 | / |
| Vanba | 80 | 10 | / |
| Uanua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vanuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vanway | 73 | 220 | / |
| Banuat | 73 | 64 | / |
| Banuay | 73 | 37 | / |
| Vanbai | 73 | 28 | / |
| Vanvat | 73 | 19 | / |
| Vanvai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Fanhua | 73 | 8 | / |
| Phanua | 73 | 8 | / |
| Vanvay | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wanhua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vanvas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bhanua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vannba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vanwad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vanbay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vanvou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uanuaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vasnva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Banuap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vanwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaanba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waynua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wainua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bagnua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vanvaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vosnua | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vangeewua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanwaus | 67 | 54 | / |
| Watinua | 67 | 48 | / |
| Wannuat | 67 | 46 | / |
| Beanuah | 67 | 35 | / |
| Vhanwad | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vanwaas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vanwaay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wannuea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Banuath | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huanhua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fainuea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phannua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wanhuay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanwout | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanwatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faynuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanbaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanvaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanwass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baynuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpanuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vainbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanvous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basnuat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanguha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangnua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanwait | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vanvast | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Vanua
- 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