Wanisa Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Wanisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wanisa (1,592) may also be a first name.
Wanisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanisa (Marathi: वाणीसा) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanisa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,436,415th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Wanisa are found; 79 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 74 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wanisa is also the 193,745th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 1,592 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 3,075,563. In Indonesia it is most common in: West Java, where 33 percent live, South Kalimantan, where 26 percent live and South Sumatra, where 16 percent live. Barring Indonesia it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wanisa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wanisa in the Marathi language | ||
| वाणीसा | vanisa | - |
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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 Wanisa
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