Wandiu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

Wandiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wandiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wandiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wandiu is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wandiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Wandiu live; 52 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Wandiu is mostly found in: Enga, where 100 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea Wandiu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 44 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waindiou861/
Bandiu8339/
Wandju835/
Wandjou77119/
Wanduyu7748/
Wandjeu7736/
Vandihu7712/
Vandieu7710/
Wandeyu776/
Wandéus774/
Bandoiu773/
Wandeou773/
Wondieu772/
Bandiju771/
Wamdiju771/
Wandehou7123/
Woindiou7119/
Wanduuyu711/
Wangyu67274/
Bandyu678/
Vandyu671/

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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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  • 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 Wandiu
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