Wanae Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

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

Wanae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanae (21) may also be a first name.

Wanae Last Name Facts

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

Wanae occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanae? popularity and diffusion

Wanae is the 3,274,477th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Wanae is mostly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Wanae are found; 56 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 56 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wanae is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 21 people.

The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea Wanae is primarily found in: Central, where 74 percent reside and Gulf, where 26 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent reside and Thailand, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanahe9159/
Wanaea9119/
Hwanae911/
Waenae911/
Wannae911/
Wanaer911/
Wanaiye836/
Wanoe80123/
Vanae8021/
Waenaheh771/
Wangaiye771/
Wanajher771/
Wainoe7336/
Watnoe7330/
Banaeh7323/
Banhae7319/
Vanahe7317/
Vanaee7312/
Waneai738/
Baneae737/
Wanoee735/
Wayneh733/
Banaey732/
Wanoua732/
Wanahi731/
Waneuh731/
Wongae731/
Vangae731/
Waenoe731/
Wannoe731/
Vanaes731/
Vahnae731/
Vaunae731/
Vanaer731/
Vanaep731/
Banaaye678/
Vhanaee677/
Wagnoer674/
Wongaey673/
Vanahee673/
Vangaea673/
Beaunae672/
Wonaiye671/
Wanhoua671/
Vaainae671/
Vainaer671/
Banayie671/
Wangnoe671/
Banajje671/
Vannaes670/

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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 Wanae
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