Wanema Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

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

Wanema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Wanema (124) may also be a first name.

Wanema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanema is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. Wanema occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 69 percent of Wanema live; 69 percent live in Oceania Islands and 69 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wanema is also the 836,439th most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 124 people.

This last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 64 percent live, Madang, where 30 percent live and East Sepik, where 6 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Wanema is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wannema926/
Wangema924/
Wanemay921/
Waneuma921/
Wanemau921/
Waneema921/
Wahnema921/
Wannemay861/
Wanama83228/
Wenema83172/
Wanemi83118/
Wanima8393/
Banema8393/
Waneme8357/
Wanoma8338/
Vanema838/
Wanemo834/
Wanyma833/
Wannemach801/
Wanimah7765/
Wainama7738/
Waynima7738/
Watnemo7737/
Vanemma7722/
Waenama7711/
Wannemo779/
Vanaema776/
Banemah775/
Wannama772/
Wanaima771/
Wanyoma771/
Weneema771/
Waniemi771/
Wanimau771/
Wwanama771/
Wanaama771/
Vaneima771/
Bannema771/
Wanamau771/
Wanamai771/
Wagnima771/
Wainemi771/
Vannema770/
Wannomai71614/
Wanitmat7136/
Vannemaa7128/
Wannamai715/
Vannemma714/
Baanemma711/
Bannemma711/
Whatnemo711/
Woeneima711/
Wanitmas711/
Wainemer711/
Vanneuma711/
Wougnema711/
Venema679,423/
Vanama674,335/
Bonema67374/
Wanamo67171/
Wanimo67159/
Baneme67136/
Banima67132/
Vanima6746/
Wenemo6726/
Wenama6726/
Wanimy6725/
Banemi6721/
Vaneme6714/
Wanomo679/
Vanemo678/
Wonemi677/
Wanaimuha674/
Wannaimah674/
Wanimi674/
Wonoma672/
Vonema671/
Vaneetmma671/
Wenima671/
Wanime671/
Wanymi671/
Banemo671/
Uanama671/
Vanemi671/
Weinheima670/
Wanheimer670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wanema
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