Wanasi Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Wanasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Uganda841:464,75327,435
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Wanasi (74) may also be a first name.

Wanasi Last Name Facts

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

Wanasi occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wanasi.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanasi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanasi is the 1,009,375th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Wanasi reside; 42 percent reside in Southern Africa and 42 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Wanasi is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 74 people.

The last name Wanasi is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Apart from Malawi this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanasit92115/
Waneasi9284/
Watnasi9257/
Wannasi9249/
Wanasih9242/
Wanassi9238/
Wanasie9213/
Waenasi926/
Wanasai923/
Wannasai86272/
Wannassi8617/
Wanasith862/
Wanaisie861/
Wannasie861/
Banasi831,171/
Wanasa83175/
Vanasi83121/
Wanase8324/
Wanaji8320/
Wanagi8311/
Wanazi838/
Wenasi834/
Wonasi832/
Wanosi831/
Wannasith804/
Wannnasai801/
Bahnasi772,110/
Banasih77687/
Banassi77159/
Vanassi77120/
Waneisi7778/
Wannasa7745/
Vanasit7737/
Vanasih7729/
Banashi7728/
Bannasi7719/
Wanashe7714/
Vanasiy7712/
Wanaset7712/
Baanasi779/
Vanasai779/
Bainasi779/
Waneagi778/
Banaisi777/
Vanatsi777/
Uaynasi776/
Vaanasi775/
Wanachi775/
Wanhaji774/
Banaasi773/
Banausi773/
Wanasse773/
Huanasi773/
Wainazi773/
Wenassi772/
Vanashi772/
Banasai772/
Vainasi772/
Wanajit772/
Wannase772/
Banasoi771/
Wainagi771/
Vangasi771/
Vanasci771/
Wanassa771/
Vanasei771/
Vanasis771/
Waynagi771/
Wanasaa771/
Wanesui771/
Baneasi771/
Wangaci771/
Wanajai771/
Wannasuith751/
Huaynasi71417/
Wannassy71136/
Wanachai71105/
Wanachip7190/
Wannajit7179/
Waneissi7168/
Wainachi7122/
Wannasee7122/
Wannaset7110/
Vannasai716/
Wagnossi715/
Wannessi715/
Wannagid714/
Baanaasi713/
Waenesai713/
Wannagit712/
Banaisih711/
Vanaisih711/
Vasnashi711/
Bannaisi711/
Wannasse711/
Wanaisha711/
Banaissi711/
Banhashi711/
Wannassa711/
Vannasit711/
Wonnasai711/
Wongnasi711/
Wannasay711/
Wannacai711/
Wangasse711/
Wanachit711/
Bonasi671,696/
Banase67974/
Wannachai67916/
Venasi67754/
Banagi67681/
Banosi67587/
Vanase67266/
Wanassayt67244/
Vanaji67231/
Banasy67181/
Vanosi67172/
Watnachip67155/
Wanage67126/
Wannachit6788/
Banaci6745/
Vanagi6739/
Wenase6737/
Wonase6724/
Vanasa6722/
Banazi6721/
Vanazi6717/
Vanasy6710/
Wanosa6710/
Wanaze677/
Vonasi676/
Wainhause675/
Wanacy675/
Wenosi675/
Vannasith675/
Wannassay673/
Wanaje673/
Vanaci673/
Bahanassi671/
Wanaza671/
Wanese671/
Wanose671/
Wanace671/
Banaxi671/
Wongnasai671/
Wanesy671/

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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 Wanasi
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