Wanela Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

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

Wanela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wanela (60) may also be a first name.

Wanela Last Name Facts

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

Wanela occurs most in Indonesia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wanela.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanela is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Wanela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Wanela reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 27 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 60 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Aceh, where 80 percent reside and Papua, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Wanela exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside and Mozambique, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanhela9210/
Wagnela921/
Wannela921/
Wanhella8658/
Wanaelah865/
Wanetlea861/
Wenela83295/
Banela83232/
Vanela83184/
Wanelo8383/
Wanala8381/
Wanila8343/
Wanele8332/
Uanela8329/
Waneli8321/
Wanely838/
Wonela835/
Wanola832/
Wanjla831/
Wangelaha8064/
Wangehela8011/
Vannela771,844/
Wanaelo77458/
Bannela77313/
Wanhala77166/
Vanhela77124/
Vangela77107/
Wanalai7723/
Wanalau7723/
Wainola7713/
Vaanela7713/
Wanyola7713/
Watneli7712/
Vaneela7711/
Wanaila778/
Banelia776/
Wainele776/
Vainela776/
Wannala775/
Wanalya775/
Banhela774/
Wainila773/
Veanela772/
Woneila772/
Wongela772/
Banelai772/
Baneala771/
Weinela771/
Wanhola771/
Vanelya771/
Vaneala771/
Wanilas771/
Wanelio771/
Wanelis771/
Wanelyo771/
Wanalla771/
Bainela771/
Waniola771/
Huanela771/
Wannele770/
Wannalai71568/
Wanaeloh71125/
Waenalai7182/
Vaannela7126/
Vaineela7112/
Wainiola7110/
Banneela719/
Wasnelih719/
Wanealoh716/
Vangelia714/
Wannelid713/
Wangaila712/
Baineela711/
Waneless711/
Vangella711/
Veannela711/
Wannalay711/
Baneelya711/
Weneelau711/
Wannalia711/
Wanailah711/
Wanneley710/
Bonela676,464/
Banila671,217/
Vaneli67276/
Banele67247/
Vanala67176/
Vanola67123/
Wanalo6794/
Vanila6774/
Venela6770/
Wenala6765/
Baneli6755/
Vanelo6752/
Vanhelast6749/
Wanjle6724/
Wanilo6724/
Vanele6723/
Wanile6720/
Wanolo6713/
Wonola677/
Vanely676/
Wanili675/
Wonila675/
Banelo675/
Wenelo674/
Banyla673/
Wanjli672/
Wenila672/
Wonala672/
Vanecella671/
Vanecilla671/
Wenola671/
Wanała671/
Wanało671/
Wanealher671/
Bañela671/
Baneła671/
Whanealoh671/

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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 Wanela
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