Waisani Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

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

Waisani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waisani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Waisani (13) may also be a first name.

Waisani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waisani (Hindi: वािसनी) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Waisani.

How Common Is The Last Name Waisani? popularity and diffusion

Waisani is the 2,185,341st most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Waisani live; 93 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Waisani is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.

The last name Waisani is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 119,908. In Papua New Guinea Waisani is mostly found in: West Sepik, where 49 percent reside, East Sepik, where 41 percent reside and Bougainville, where 10 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Waisani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waisani in the Hindi language
वािसनीvaisani-

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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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  • 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 Waisani
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