Wanab Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

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

Wanab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanab (33) may also be a first name.

Wanab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanab (Oriya: ୱାନବ, Tibetan: ཝ་སྣབ་) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wanab is the 2,605,694th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Wanab occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Wanab live; 45 percent live in Southeast Asia and 44 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wanab is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 6,297,581. In Indonesia Wanab is most common in: East Java, where 52 percent live and West Papua, where 48 percent live. Beside Indonesia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanhab912/
Wanaib912/
Waisnab831/
Banab80416/
Vanab8047/
Wanap8023/
Wenab806/
Wanav801/
Wanape7360/
Banabh7330/
Vanabs7325/
Bannab739/
Wonnab739/
Vanabh737/
Bajnab735/
Vainab733/
Wannap733/
Wainap733/
Waineb733/
Bainab733/
Wonabh731/
Vanaib731/
Vannab731/
Baynab731/
Hwaneb731/
Wainav731/
Banaib731/
Beanab731/
Vaisnab6735/
Banahab679/
Wangnap676/
Baihnab672/
Wangnob671/

Wanab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wanab in the Tibetan language
ཝ་སྣབ་wanab-
Wanab in the Oriya language
ୱାନବwanaba-

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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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  • 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 Wanab
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