Wanima Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

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

Wanima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea861:94,81112,690
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wanima (119) may also be a first name.

Wanima Last Name Facts

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

Wanima is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Wanima is predominantly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Wanima live; 94 percent live in Oceania Islands and 94 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 856,040th most frequent forename internationally, held by 119 people.

The surname Wanima is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 94,811. In Papua New Guinea Wanima is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 57 percent are found, East Sepik, where 30 percent are found and Hela, where 6 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanimah9265/
Waynima9238/
Wanaima921/
Wagnima921/
Wanimau921/
Wanitmat8636/
Wanitmas861/
Wanimo83159/
Banima83132/
Wanuma8386/
Wanema8352/
Vanima8346/
Wanimy8325/
Wanimi834/
Wanyma833/
Wenima831/
Wanime831/
Wanaimuha804/
Wannaimah804/
Woenima7727/
Wanaimi7722/
Wanimop776/
Wannema776/
Vanimma775/
Wanimgo775/
Vanimad774/
Wanaime774/
Wangema774/
Wagnime773/
Wanemay771/
Waneema771/
Wanimoo771/
Wanimui771/
Banimma771/
Wahnema771/
Wanyoma771/
Wenimma771/
Banhima771/
Wainimi771/
Waniemi771/
Wanhime771/
Vaneima771/
Wanemau771/
Waneuma771/
Wamnimy771/
Waanuma771/
Wannimit7119/
Vanitmma716/
Wannemay711/
Vanimahe711/
Vannimad711/
Vanaimay711/
Woeneima711/
Woenimah711/
Wanimisd711/
Banaimah711/
Wenema67172/
Bonima67156/
Wanemi67118/
Banimy67113/
Banema6793/
Vanimi6770/
Waneme6757/
Vanuma6743/
Banimo6743/
Whaynimit6730/
Wonuma6715/
Vanimo6712/
Huanimaha6711/
Banimi6711/
Venima678/
Wonimo678/
Vanema678/
Vainiomaa677/
Wonimi677/
Wenimo674/
Wanemo674/
Wenuma673/
Vanime673/
Banime672/
Wannemach671/
Vannimahe671/
Wanymi671/
Weinheima670/
Wanheimer670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wanima
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