Wanim Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wanim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea991:82,36110,899
Indonesia851:1,555,873103,724
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Wanim (128) may also be a first name.

Wanim Last Name Facts

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

Wanim is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanim is the 1,248,410th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Wanim are found; 58 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 58 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 821,896th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 128 people.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 82,361. In Papua New Guinea Wanim is primarily concentrated in: Western, where 52 percent are found, West Sepik, where 22 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Wanim is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 46 percent are found and The Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Waniem911/
Wasnim911/
Wainim911/
Wanimk911/
Wanime911/
Wahnim911/
Wanaime834/
Wannaim832/
Wanniom831/
Wanimbp831/
Wanhime831/
Wanimne831/
Banim80375/
Wanin80285/
Vanim80153/
Wanem80131/
Wenim8049/
Wonim8023/
Wanjm801/
Wanhm801/
Wainheim771/
Whanin73122/
Waneme7357/
Wainem7343/
Wannin7343/
Wanien7331/
Wanhem7322/
Banaim739/
Wainin739/
Banhim738/
Baanim737/
Wannem737/
Uangim734/
Vanime733/
Wagnin733/
Vasnim732/
Bahnim732/
Bainim732/
Vainim731/
Wongim731/
Vaniom731/
Baneim731/
Waynem731/
Baunim731/
Wanind731/
Wagnem731/
Wanint731/
Banuim731/
Bannim730/
Weanin730/
Wenaim730/
Wahnin730/
Wahanin674,698/
Wongnim67955/
Wattnem6792/
Bannaim6775/
Wangnin6768/
Waaning6765/
Wannink6761/
Weangin6722/
Wagning6717/
Wannijn6716/
Wanheem6714/
Waingin673/
Wanginn672/
Wongaim671/
Waanink671/
Wahnisn671/
Vatnaim671/
Vagnime671/
Vannhim671/
Wangnem671/
Banhaim671/
Wauning671/

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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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  • 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 Wanim
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