Wainag Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Wainag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wainag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Wainag Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wainag is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wainag? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Wainag reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 94 percent live and Jiwaka, where 6 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Nepal, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanag9194/
Winag911/
Wainak8382/
Wannag8323/
Wagnag835/
Wamnag835/
Winhag833/
Winnag833/
Bainag833/
Wanags832/
Wanaag832/
Winagh830/
Winague77631/
Weinaug77165/
Wannags7795/
Weinhag7710/
Wannagh774/
Wainake772/
Wainakh771/
Wainauk771/
Wannaug771/
Wainack770/
Banag734,053/
Binag731,970/
Vanag73341/
Wanak73135/
Uinag733/
Winac731/
Wanaq731/
Uanag731/
Vinag731/
Winak731/
Waingnak719/
Weinehag713/
Wanaigue711/
Weinaugh711/
Wannague711/
Wagnaugh710/
Banaag6715,438/
Vanags673,324/
Wannak67386/
Wanaqh67122/
Bannag6796/
Wainok6790/
Banhag6784/
Wasnak6765/
Uangag6752/
Vanagt6742/
Vainak6736/
Wanaks6735/
Wanake6729/
Wanack6727/
Vannag6721/
Binagh6713/
Wagnak6710/
Banagh678/
Wainauske678/
Wanaik677/
Wasnac677/
Vanaag674/
Vinaag674/
Wisnac673/
Wannac673/
Vanagė672/
Bahnag672/
Winack671/
Huanag671/
Baunag671/
Baijnaugh671/
Boinag671/
Wamnak671/
Winhak671/
Vanagh671/
Vainac671/
Waynak671/
Wuinac671/
Banaug671/
Vanhag671/
Hwanak671/
Weinak670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wainag
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