Wanawa Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Wanawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wanawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanawa is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanawa is the 3,228,735th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Wanawa reside; 65 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 65 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
Wanawa is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 67 percent reside, Milne Bay, where 25 percent reside and Gulf, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 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
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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 Wanawa
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