Wanap Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Wanap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Wanap (65) may also be a first name.

Wanap Last Name Facts

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

Wanap is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanap? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Wanap reside; 61 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 61 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,212,820th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 65 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 35 percent live and Malaysia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanape9160/
Wannap913/
Wainap913/
Wangnap836/
Banap80178/
Vanap80101/
Wanab8055/
Wanop8017/
Wonap8012/
Wanav801/
Wenap801/
Hwanheap771/
Wannop73565/
Wainop7342/
Banaph739/
Vanaph733/
Vanape732/
Wanhab732/
Wanaib732/
Vannap732/
Waenop731/
Wainav731/
Banapp731/
Bainap731/
Wanhop730/
Waunop730/
Wangnop6763/
Bannapp673/
Vanassp672/
Waisnab671/
Weinasp671/
Vahanap671/
Huanape671/
Vannapp671/
Vangapp671/

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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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  • 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 Wanap
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