Wanina Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

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

Wanina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanina (91) may also be a first name.

Wanina Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanina is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanina? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanina is the 2,460,878th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Wanina reside; 61 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 61 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 998,282nd most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 91 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Gulf, where 96 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 4 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Kenya, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanaina92206/
Wainina924/
Wagnina921/
Wanhina921/
Waninai921/
Wangaina863/
Waineina862/
Wanionga861/
Wangoina861/
Waininau861/
Wanninga861/
Vanina835,846/
Wanena831,862/
Banina831,437/
Wenina8316/
Wanhna833/
Wanino833/
Wanyna832/
Uanina831/
Wonina831/
Vasnina77284/
Baynina7777/
Banuina7768/
Vangina7745/
Baunina7727/
Baneina7722/
Vahnina7721/
Banaina7711/
Vannina779/
Wognina778/
Vaninas774/
Bannina774/
Vaninga773/
Vaanina771/
Bainina771/
Vanaina771/
Vainina771/
Waniono771/
Wainena771/
Wongina771/
Banhina771/
Wagnena771/
Waneyna771/
Wanhena771/
Vatnina771/
Vaynina771/
Vanuina771/
Vajnina771/
Waneena771/
Wainaina7150,785/
Wanyonga7110/
Banainay713/
Banineau712/
Wangnena711/
Vanninga711/
Wonignah711/
Wanisnei711/
Bonina673,889/
Vanyna67961/
Venina67186/
Banyna67153/
Baniña67144/
Vanino67138/
Banena6771/
Uanino6769/
Wenena6746/
Wonino6717/
Vonina6713/
Vanena679/
Waneno676/
Vangineau674/
Wainainah671/
Bañina671/
Wangninou671/
Vanhna671/

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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 Wanina
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