Wandim Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Wandim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wandim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Wandim (26) may also be a first name.

Wandim Last Name Facts

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

Wandim is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wandim? popularity and diffusion

Wandim is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Wandim is primarily found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Wandim live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wandim is also the 2,084,397th most widely held given name in the world It is held by 26 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Wandim is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 33 percent are found, Morobe, where 33 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Wandim exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waindim92557/
Wandime9210/
Wandiem921/
Wondim834,699/
Bandim83818/
Wandin83143/
Wandem8320/
Vandim837/
Wandeme77107/
Vandeim7791/
Bandoim7722/
Vanduim7713/
Wandien7712/
Vandime775/
Vandaim771/
Waindem771/
Waindin771/
Wondime771/
Vandiem771/
Hwandin771/
Beandim770/
Vandaime7127/
Bandheim713/
Wandoyme711/
Woundiem711/
Wain'din711/
Beaundim711/
Waunding710/
Vanduime710/
Bandin673,079/
Wanden67398/
Vandin67313/
Bandem67230/
Bondim6791/
Wondem6790/
Wondin6744/
Vandem6741/
Womdim6711/
Wandén676/
Wamdin671/
Wandyn670/

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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 Wandim
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