Waneo Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Waneo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waneo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Waneo (21) may also be a first name.

Waneo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waneo occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waneo? popularity and diffusion

Waneo is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Waneo is mostly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Waneo are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Waneo is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 21 people.

The last name Waneo is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Waneo is mostly found in: National Capital District, where 50 percent reside, Gulf, where 25 percent reside and East New Britain, where 6 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waineo9187/
Waneho913/
Waneao911/
Wangneo8336/
Baneo801,570/
Wanio80418/
Wanyo80392/
Wanjo80225/
Wagno8017/
Vaneo8014/
Wanho805/
Woneo801/
Wanyou731,134/
Wangno731,007/
Wainio73639/
Baineo73293/
Wanhou73145/
Wanjoh7350/
Wagnou7343/
Wagnoo7342/
Vaineo7333/
Waniho7321/
Wanhoo7320/
Hwanio7314/
Watnio7313/
Wanijo7312/
Wagnio7310/
Wanjio737/
Wainyo735/
Wanhyo734/
Wannio734/
Wanjou733/
Wanjoi733/
Whanyo733/
Wanyod732/
Wahnyo732/
Wanjod732/
Wanyoy731/
Whanio731/
Wanioh731/
Wagnoi731/
Vangeo731/
Waniae731/
Wanjho731/
Waneha731/
Wanjoo731/
Waniop731/
Banneo731/
Hwanho731/
Wainjo731/
Wanyoa731/
Wanjoy731/
Baneou731/
Wangnoo67359/
Wangnoi67240/
Wanyoyi6758/
Banehou678/
Wanjahe674/
Wangnou673/
Watnyoh672/
Wainjuo672/
Baineho672/
Wanyoho671/
Wangnoy671/
Weineot671/
Waniohd671/
Wongeho671/
Wangioh671/
Whanjea671/
Wanyosh671/
Wanégou671/
Banheou671/
Wainyae671/
Wainjou671/
Wainhou671/
Wanoiya671/
Wanneha671/
Wanjoha671/
Wangnio671/
Watgnoi671/
Vaneohy670/
Wagnost670/

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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 Waneo
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