Wandis Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Wandis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wandis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wandis (240) may also be a first name.

Wandis Last Name Facts

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

Wandis occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wandis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wandis is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Wandis live; 63 percent live in Oceania Islands and 63 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wandis is also the 577,234th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 240 people.

Wandis is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Enga, where 40 percent live, Jiwaka, where 30 percent live and Madang, where 10 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vandis83170/
Bandis83161/
Wandix8340/
Wandes8339/
Wandiz832/
Wandys831/
Wondis830/
Wanditsch801/
Bandish77303/
Vandois77156/
Vandist7766/
Vandish7758/
Vandais7745/
Wandese7732/
Vandiss7723/
Wandich7710/
Baindis779/
Vandijs776/
Wandeus773/
Vandise773/
Bandais772/
Wandysz771/
Wondish771/
Beandis770/
Baandish7129/
Waindich7113/
Bandisch7110/
Vanduist716/
Vandeist715/
Hwandehs714/
Wajndich711/
Baundish710/
Bandes671,925/
Bondis67489/
Vandes67321/
Bandiz6750/
Wandez679/
Bandys678/
Vandix677/
Wandex676/
Vandic676/
Vandys676/
Vandiz673/
Bandiç671/
Wamdix671/
Weindisch670/

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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
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  • 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 Wandis
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