Wanako Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

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

Wanako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wanako (22) may also be a first name.

Wanako Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanako (Hindi: वानको) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanako? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Wanako is predominantly found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Wanako reside; 79 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 79 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 22 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Wanako is mostly found in: Enga, where 87 percent are found, Bougainville, where 9 percent are found and Morobe, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Wanako is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Wanako Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wanako in the Hindi language
वानकोvanako-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wanako
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