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

The surname Waniara is found most in Uganda. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Waniara click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waniara? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 42 percent of Waniara are found; 42 percent are found in East Africa and 42 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Waniara is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 11 people.

It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Waniara is mostly found in: Kapchorwa District, where 73 percent reside, Budaka District, where 9 percent reside and Bukwo District, where 9 percent reside. Beside Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 38 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside.

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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 Waniara
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