Wanau Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Wanau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 72 | 1:113,246 | 15,376 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Wanau (37) may also be a first name.
Wanau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanau is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanau is the 2,091,648th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Wanau occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Wanau reside; 91 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wanau is also the 1,688,769th most common first name internationally, held by 37 people.
This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 113,246. In Papua New Guinea Wanau is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 88 percent reside, Morobe, where 8 percent reside and Bougainville, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Nepal, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Wanau
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