Waneko Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

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

Waneko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waneko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Waneko (20) may also be a first name.

Waneko Last Name Facts

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

Waneko occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waneko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waneko is the 2,293,424th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name Waneko occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Waneko live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 166,402. In Papua New Guinea Waneko is most prevalent in: Enga, where 90 percent reside and Morobe, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waneuko925/
Wanesko921/
Wanechko8647/
Waniko83497/
Waneka83265/
Wanoko83104/
Wanako8329/
Vaneko834/
Weneko832/
Wanjko831/
Wannechko808/
Wauneka77500/
Vanecko77146/
Wannako7755/
Wanecká7737/
Wanisko7711/
Wanneka778/
Wangiko777/
Banekoy776/
Wangeka776/
Wenekoi776/
Wonekou773/
Wanekha771/
Wayneka771/
Bayneko771/
Vayneko771/
Wenecko771/
Wanikou771/
Woneuko771/
Beaneko771/
Waneeka771/
Wańko731/
Wanichko7132/
Wanescka711/
Wainaiko711/
Vainesko711/
Vannekho711/
Wanneeka711/
Wayneska711/
Wanecott710/
Wanaka67233/
Baneco67221/
Wanika67206/
Woneka6759/
Vaneka6753/
Wanico6735/
Weneka6729/
Wenako6727/
Vaniko6722/
Vaneco6712/
Vanako6710/
Wanoka678/
Wenoko676/
Veneko675/
Wonoko674/
Wanaco672/
Banjko672/
Wannescka671/
Weniko671/

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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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  • 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 Waneko
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