Wainiu Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Fiji
Highest density in:
Fiji

Wainiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wainiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Fiji1891:4,732899
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Wainiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wainiu is more commonly found in Fiji than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wainiu.

How Common Is The Last Name Wainiu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wainiu is the 1,210,518th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Wainiu reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 97 percent reside in Fiji.

The last name Wainiu is most frequently held in Fiji, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 4,732. Not including Fiji this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waniu9127/
Wainyu836/
Wanjiu832/
Waniua831/
Bainiu831/
Winiuz831/
Wainju831/
Waniux831/
Vainius77234/
Weinius777/
Wainjuh771/
Wainjou771/
Wainhou771/
Vainiuš771/
Wagnius771/
Wanyu731,127/
Wanju73101/
Vaniu7374/
Winyu7370/
Wanhu7345/
Baniu7331/
Viniu7321/
Uiniu737/
Biniu734/
Winju733/
Wagnu733/
Weniu731/
Vainiutė711/
Baianjiu711/
Wisneius711/
Wanjau679,986/
Wanyou671,134/
Wanhou67145/
Winhou67102/
Biniou67101/
Wangnu6782/
Vanius6751/
Wanyua6747/
Wagnou6743/
Baniou6738/
Wanjuu6720/
Vainju6719/
Wanyuy6718/
Watnyu6717/
Hwanhu6717/
Wanjuh6714/
Wenieu6712/
Vanniu6710/
Huaniu679/
Winéus677/
Vinius677/
Weanyu674/
Whanhu674/
Banițu674/
Viniou674/
Bainju673/
Wanjou673/
Wanyuh672/
Banihu671/
Vanieu671/
Winhyu671/
Wanjhu671/
Vaniou671/
Banjiu671/
Weinyu671/
Biniju671/
Wanjus671/
Winyuy671/
Baniju671/
Baniuh671/
Wienyu671/
Wenius671/
Vwinyu671/
Wanhau671/
Wignud670/
Wynius670/
Wagnut670/

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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 Wainiu
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