Wanias Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wanias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland421:904,97068,062
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wanias (21) may also be a first name.

Wanias Last Name Facts

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

Wanias is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanias? popularity and diffusion

Wanias is the 2,979,664th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Wanias live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 21 people.

It is most commonly held in Poland, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 904,970. Excluding Poland it exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanijas9211/
Wanieas920/
Banias832,733/
Vanias8344/
Wanjas8332/
Wanyas8312/
Wagnas833/
Bannias7727/
Vanihas779/
Wanyash773/
Waniarz771/
Wanayos771/
Wagnast771/
Huanias771/
Baunias771/
Baniasz771/
Wainhaus7147/
Wannayos7126/
Vannihas711/
Wojniasz711/
Bonias67609/
Banyas67577/
Banjas67159/
Venias67122/
Banios6746/
Wonhas6741/
Vaneas6712/
Vanhas675/
Vanyas674/
Baniaz674/
Wagnos672/
Vaniac672/
Wanyos671/
Vanjas671/
Vonias671/
Bañias671/
Baniaş671/
Wanyax671/

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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 Wanias
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