Wanial Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Wanial Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanial Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wanial Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanial occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanial? popularity and diffusion

Wanial is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Wanial live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Wanial is mostly found in: Mbale District, where 100 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waniale92669/
Wanhial9212/
Wainiale861/
Wanjal83123/
Banial83120/
Vanial8322/
Wanhal8311/
Wagnal830/
Wanjale77459/
Woniale77160/
Wanyale77106/
Wagnall7721/
Banihal776/
Wanhall772/
Wanhyal772/
Wagnail771/
Baniall771/
Wanjhal771/
Vagnial771/
Wanyaale713/
Bannihal711/
Weinihal710/
Banyal671,617/
Banjal67317/
Vanhal67273/
Venial67132/
Baniol6761/
Bonial6759/
Vanjal6758/
Vanyal6716/
Wanjol6712/
Wangehall676/
Uanyal673/
Vaneal672/
Wanyol671/
Waynehall671/

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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 Wanial
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