Wanawi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Wanawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Wanawi (28) may also be a first name.

Wanawi Last Name Facts

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

Wanawi occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanawi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Wanawi occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Wanawi are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 28 people.

The last name Wanawi is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Wanawi is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 50 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 50 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hwanawi9212/
Wainawi926/
Wanawih921/
Wannawit8628/
Wanawich863/
Wainawei861/
Wanawe8337/
Wanawa8337/
Vanawi8322/
Wanavi836/
Wonawi836/
Wanowi831/
Bannawi77124/
Wonawai7781/
Waenavi7736/
Wahnawe7736/
Wanaubi7727/
Wanavit7722/
Bahnawi7721/
Wanaway7713/
Wannawa7712/
Wanaiwa7710/
Bainawi772/
Vanawai772/
Vanawit771/
Wainawa771/
Wanajwa771/
Wanaweh771/
Wanowei771/
Wannawet71211/
Wongnawi71106/
Weanawea7143/
Wannaawa7114/
Wannavit7113/
Waynaweh717/
Banhawei714/
Wannawes711/
Wannawee711/
Wannawed711/
Vanavi674,061/
Banavi67884/
Banabi67633/
Wanave67221/
Wannawech6711/
Vanawe6711/
Wanewe676/
Wanowe675/
Waynawheh675/
Vanabi675/
Wanevi674/
Wanava672/
Wannaswet671/
Wonavi671/
Wanovi671/
Wannaweth671/

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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 Wanawi
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