Wanawi Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Wanawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
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
The last name Wanawi is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanawi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanawi is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Wanawi live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wanawi is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 28 people.
The surname Wanawi is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Wanawi is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 50 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 50 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwanawi | 92 | 12 | / |
| Wainawi | 92 | 6 | / |
| Wanawih | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wannawit | 86 | 28 | / |
| Wanawich | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wainawei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanawe | 83 | 37 | / |
| Wanawa | 83 | 37 | / |
| Vanawi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Wanavi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wonawi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wanowi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bannawi | 77 | 124 | / |
| Wonawai | 77 | 81 | / |
| Waenavi | 77 | 36 | / |
| Wahnawe | 77 | 36 | / |
| Wanaubi | 77 | 27 | / |
| Wanavit | 77 | 22 | / |
| Bahnawi | 77 | 21 | / |
| Wanaway | 77 | 13 | / |
| Wannawa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wanaiwa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Bainawi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vanawai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vanawit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wainawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanajwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanaweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanowei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wannawet | 71 | 211 | / |
| Wongnawi | 71 | 106 | / |
| Weanawea | 71 | 43 | / |
| Wannaawa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wannavit | 71 | 13 | / |
| Waynaweh | 71 | 7 | / |
| Banhawei | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wannawes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wannawee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wannawed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanavi | 67 | 4,061 | / |
| Banavi | 67 | 884 | / |
| Banabi | 67 | 633 | / |
| Wanave | 67 | 221 | / |
| Wannawech | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vanawe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wanewe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wanowe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waynawheh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vanabi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wanevi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wannaswet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanovi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wannaweth | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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