Wakuni Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Wakuni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Wakuni (51) may also be a first name.
Wakuni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakuni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakuni occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakuni? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Wakuni occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Wakuni live; 100 percent live in Oceania Islands and 94 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wakuni is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 51 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Wakuni is most frequent in: Enga, where 53 percent reside, West Sepik, where 41 percent reside and Hela, where 6 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakunyi | 92 | 9 | / |
| Wakunai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakini | 83 | 1,003 | / |
| Wakuna | 83 | 210 | / |
| Wakoni | 83 | 22 | / |
| Wakunj | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wakune | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bakunyi | 77 | 116 | / |
| Waikuna | 77 | 44 | / |
| Wakhoni | 77 | 28 | / |
| Wakauna | 77 | 26 | / |
| Wakonyi | 77 | 23 | / |
| Wakhini | 77 | 18 | / |
| Wackoni | 77 | 11 | / |
| Wokunai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wajkuny | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wakieni | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waukuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakunna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaikuni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakungi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weikuni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakunje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikhuna | 71 | 110 | / |
| Baikhuni | 71 | 35 | / |
| Wakoonyi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wekhunyi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wakkonyi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bakhauni | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bakhouni | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vakhauni | 71 | 3 | / |
| Baikouni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vakunj | 67 | 128 | / |
| Wakona | 67 | 89 | / |
| Wakine | 67 | 48 | / |
| Wakone | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vakini | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wakkoonyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wokoni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vacuni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uakini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahakunni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakunj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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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 Wakuni
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