Waniara Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Waniara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waniara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019

Waniara (11) may also be a first name.

Waniara Last Name Facts

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

Waniara is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waniara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Waniara live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Waniara is primarily found in: Kapchorwa District, where 73 percent live, Budaka District, where 9 percent live and Bukwo District, where 9 percent live. Beside Uganda Waniara exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 38 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Waniara
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