Wanishi Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
Wanishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 195 | 1:655,612 | 16,510 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wanishi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanishi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanishi is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanishi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,082,743rd most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Wanishi are found; 86 percent are found in East Asia and 86 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 655,612. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 46 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 27 percent are found and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Japan this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanisi | 92 | 6 | / |
| Wanisih | 86 | 83 | / |
| Waneisi | 86 | 78 | / |
| Wanishe | 86 | 21 | / |
| Banishi | 86 | 13 | / |
| Waniseh | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wanichi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wenishi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wonishi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vanishi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanisai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waneissi | 80 | 68 | / |
| Wanichai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wanaisha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Banishai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanaisie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangissi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanishet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangiseh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bahnishi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Banisi | 77 | 917 | / |
| Vanisi | 77 | 140 | / |
| Wanisa | 77 | 62 | / |
| Wenisi | 77 | 44 | / |
| Wanise | 77 | 11 | / |
| Wonisi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wanici | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanitchai | 75 | 49 | / |
| Vașnischi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waynishet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baneshi | 71 | 4,271 | / |
| Banissi | 71 | 676 | / |
| Uenishi | 71 | 237 | / |
| Vainisi | 71 | 94 | / |
| Bonishi | 71 | 33 | / |
| Vanisha | 71 | 30 | / |
| Banishe | 71 | 19 | / |
| Wannisa | 71 | 17 | / |
| Vanichi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Wanisse | 71 | 10 | / |
| Wenisai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wanissa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Banaisi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wangise | 71 | 6 | / |
| Venishi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Weniseh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Banisai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Banisoi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Waneshe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vaneshi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wanesha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wainisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wainizi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weinisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanushi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanicie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wenishe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weanisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanechi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banisie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanishaije | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaneisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanishy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wagnise | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wainise | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wanitset | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vangisai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Banischy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waynesha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Banishay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wangisse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vannisha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanoisha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanaisih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banaisih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonaishi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bannaisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banaissi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanisher | 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 Wanishi
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