Wanaro Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Wanaro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wanaro (6) may also be a first name.

Wanaro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanaro is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wanaro.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanaro? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Wanaro live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 6 people.

It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 67 percent reside and Enga, where 33 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea Wanaro is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Thailand, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Wanaro
  • 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