Wanimi Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wanimi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wanimi (14) may also be a first name.
Wanimi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanimi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanimi has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanimi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Wanimi live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wanimi is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name on earth, held by 14 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Wanimi is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 50 percent are found and New Ireland, where 50 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanaimi | 92 | 22 | / |
| Wainimi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waniemi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wanimui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wannimit | 86 | 19 | / |
| Wanimisd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanemi | 83 | 118 | / |
| Wanima | 83 | 93 | / |
| Vanimi | 83 | 70 | / |
| Wanimy | 83 | 25 | / |
| Wanumi | 83 | 24 | / |
| Banimi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wonimi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wanymi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanime | 83 | 1 | / |
| Whaynimit | 80 | 30 | / |
| Waynima | 77 | 38 | / |
| Bainimi | 77 | 30 | / |
| Wanaime | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wagnime | 77 | 3 | / |
| Banimoi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wamnimy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wainemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanhime | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanimit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanaima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waenemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vainiemi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Woinhimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wounaimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanume | 67 | 1,421 | / |
| Banimy | 67 | 113 | / |
| Waneme | 67 | 57 | / |
| Wanema | 67 | 52 | / |
| Vanima | 67 | 46 | / |
| Banemi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bonimi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Venimi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vonimi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wongnimit | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wonemi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wanaimuha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanyma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wenemi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vanime | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vanumi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Banime | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wonumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huannimit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanheimer | 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 Wanimi
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