Wanaru 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

Wanaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Wanaru (12) may also be a first name.

Wanaru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanaru is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanaru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Wanaru live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

The last name Wanaru is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Wanaru is most common in: Hela, where 75 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 25 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wannarut86170/
Waingaru866/
Wanargou861/
Wagnarus861/
Banaru83966/
Vanaru834/
Waneru834/
Uanaru831/
Wannarust801/
Vangaru77310/
Bahnaru77274/
Bannaru777/
Vanaaru773/
Banaaru771/
Veanaru771/
Banarou771/
Wannaroo712/
Vannarut711/
Wangoruh711/
Wainerou711/
Banairou711/
Wongnarut6738/
Vaneru677/
Bănaru675/
Bonaru673/
Vannaruth672/
Womgnarut671/
Banaarrou671/
Banoru671/

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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
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  • 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 Wanaru
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