Wanig Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Wanig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Wanig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanig has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wanig click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanig? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wanig is the 3,432,070th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Wanig occurs mostly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Wanig live; 88 percent live in Oceania Islands and 88 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Wanig is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea Wanig is most numerous in: West Sepik, where 97 percent live and Madang, where 3 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent live and New Zealand, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wannig | 91 | 64 | / |
| Wainig | 91 | 30 | / |
| Wasnig | 91 | 27 | / |
| Wahnig | 91 | 20 | / |
| Wangig | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wagnig | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wenig | 80 | 4,846 | / |
| Banig | 80 | 456 | / |
| Wanik | 80 | 397 | / |
| Wönig | 80 | 12 | / |
| Waneg | 80 | 10 | / |
| Vanig | 80 | 4 | / |
| Waniq | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wonig | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wanaigue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waniek | 73 | 2,012 | / |
| Weinig | 73 | 810 | / |
| Wangek | 73 | 266 | / |
| Wanick | 73 | 260 | / |
| Wohnig | 73 | 138 | / |
| Watnik | 73 | 134 | / |
| Weenig | 73 | 128 | / |
| Wosnig | 73 | 73 | / |
| Waynik | 73 | 64 | / |
| Wanike | 73 | 32 | / |
| Banigh | 73 | 14 | / |
| Woenig | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wanitk | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wahnik | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wainik | 73 | 8 | / |
| Waniec | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wanaik | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wanoik | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wonnig | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wagnic | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wagneg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bannig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vanigh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanidk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamnik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wangec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahneg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bainig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wasnic | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waynick | 67 | 1,281 | / |
| Wasnick | 67 | 227 | / |
| Wangoic | 67 | 203 | / |
| Weinnig | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wannick | 67 | 35 | / |
| Wainick | 67 | 24 | / |
| Waisnix | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wahanik | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wannike | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wanicke | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wanieck | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wagnegg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vanigue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woynigz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guhanig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanuike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waneidk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watnike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whanick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanneik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagnick | 67 | 0 | / |
| Baneigh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waniock | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weingig | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waenick | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wanoick | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vaneigh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wanig
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