Wanapi Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

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

Wanapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea801:101,92113,735
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Wanapi (46) may also be a first name.

Wanapi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanapi occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanapi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Wanapi is mostly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Wanapi reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wanapi is also the 1,484,914th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 46 people.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 101,921. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 63 percent reside, East Sepik, where 35 percent reside and Morobe, where 3 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Wanapi Last Name Statistics demography

Wanapi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanapai928/
Wannaphi861/
Wannapai861/
Wanapa83124/
Wanape8360/
Wanepi8313/
Banapi835/
Wanopi831/
Wannaphit801/
Wanapha77244/
Wannapa7768/
Wanapee777/
Banapai771/
Vangapi771/
Banapoi771/
Banapei771/
Bainapi771/
Wongapai7199/
Wannapee7124/
Wannapet7122/
Wannapha718/
Woonapai712/
Wannappa711/
Wanapaay711/
Vangaphi711/
Wannaapa711/
Wanaphet711/
Banaphai711/
Wangophai67602/
Wongaphai67534/
Vanapa67124/
Wanopa67114/
Banape6728/
Wanepe6727/
Wannaphet6726/
Bonapi6713/
Wenape676/
Wannapesh674/
Wangaphay673/
Wannapeth672/
Banopi672/
Vanape672/
Huanapaia671/
Wannapech671/
Wannapeht671/
Weinappie671/
Waannapet671/

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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 Wanapi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis