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
Wanig has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wanig.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanig? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Wanig is mostly found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Wanig live; 88 percent live in Oceania Islands and 88 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: West Sepik, where 97 percent reside and Madang, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea Wanig is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent reside and New Zealand, where 3 percent reside.
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
- 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 Wanig
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis