Wanato Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Wanato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wanato (18) may also be a first name.

Wanato Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanato occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wanato.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanato? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Wanato occurs mostly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Wanato reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name globally, borne by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Madang, where 91 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 9 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 8 percent reside and Thailand, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanatoi9245/
Wanatho921/
Wanatou921/
Wannatho8682/
Wannatoo861/
Wangatho861/
Wanata83115/
Wanoto8385/
Vanato832/
Wonato831/
Aato80208/
Wannatoop802/
Wahanatou801/
Banhato77210/
Vanatoa77131/
Vagnato7753/
Wahnoto7712/
Waneata7711/
Wannata778/
Wainata776/
Wanatta773/
Wanaita773/
Vanatto772/
Wahnata771/
Wanatha771/
Wanatas771/
Vannato771/
Banatou771/
Banatho771/
Waynata771/
Wanatah770/
Vaneato770/
Aatho73316/
Ahato73223/
Aatou73142/
Aatos739/
A'Ato739/
Aatoo737/
Aatto734/
Aatot734/
Aahto731/
Aatod731/
Aaito731/
Banhatto7123/
Bahanato7121/
Wahanata7121/
Wannatap7118/
Wanahata7113/
Vannatto7113/
Wannatha719/
Wangotho717/
Baynatou716/
Wangotoi715/
Wannatat714/
Bannatou711/
Bahnatou711/
Watnotop711/
Banattou711/
Banathou711/
Ato6724,368/
Vanata6713,990/
Banata67115/
Wonata67104/
Haasto6763/
Wahnnatah6729/
Wonoto6727/
Bañato6727/
Hahato6713/
Banoto6711/
Haatoa6710/
Watnathat677/
Aattou674/
Wannathap674/
Aahato673/
Ahatou673/
Aathod672/
Wannathat672/
Aatout671/
Haatoj671/
Aaytod671/
Wauneatha671/
Vonato671/
Wanota671/
Haatou671/
Gahato671/
Ahasto671/
Ahatoi671/
Ahaito671/
Aaisto671/
Ahatho671/
Aashto670/

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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 Wanato
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