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

The last name Wanela is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wanela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wanela is the 4,206,983rd most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Wanela occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Wanela reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 27 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wanela is also the 1,270,172nd most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 60 people.

This surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Aceh, where 80 percent are found and Papua, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent are found and Mozambique, where 18 percent are found.

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
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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 Wanela
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