Wanifa Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Wanifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
Wanifa (34) may also be a first name.
Wanifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanifa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanifa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 64 percent of Wanifa live; 64 percent live in Oceania Islands and 64 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 34 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 36 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanifah | 92 | 50 | / |
| Wanefa | 83 | 59 | / |
| Banifa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wanife | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wanifi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanefai | 77 | 57 | / |
| Wanipha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banifai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanifei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banifay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wanefaia | 71 | 9 | / |
| Waneafoa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wangnefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wannipha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wounifai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonifa | 67 | 53 | / |
| Wanitphat | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wanefi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wanefe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vonifa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Banifi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Banefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanify | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahanuffa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wanifa
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