Wanien Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Wanien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Wanien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanien Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanien is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanien? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Wanien live; 87 percent live in Oceania Islands and 87 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 81 percent live and West Sepik, where 19 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 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
- 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 Wanien
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