Wanambi Surname

381,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Wanambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia8631:31,2814,161
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Wanambi (20) may also be a first name.

Wanambi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanambi is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wanambi.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanambi? popularity and diffusion

Wanambi is the 381,790th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,810,875 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Wanambi are found; 92 percent are found in Australasia and 92 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Wanambi is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 863 people, or 1 in 31,281. In Australia it is most common in: South Australia, where 57 percent reside and Northern Territory, where 43 percent reside. Excluding Australia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanambis931/
Wanombi8648/
Wanambe8624/
Wanamba867/
Banambi862/
Vanambi861/
Bainambi8017/
Wangombi802/
Vanambid801/
Wangambe801/
Wanambaya7534/
Vanambhai751/
Wanomba7129/
Banombi7121/
Bonambi718/
Banambe715/
Wenembi714/
Wanombe711/
Vanamba711/
Bainombi6789/
Vanamber6763/
Vongambi6755/
Banombai674/
Banoumbi671/
Wouna'ambai671/
Banhambe671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wanambi
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