Wanisi Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Wanisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wanisi (57) may also be a first name.

Wanisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanisi occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanisi? popularity and diffusion

Wanisi is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wanisi reside; 33 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 33 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 57 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Wanisi is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 50 percent are found and Madang, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Wanisi is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 17 percent are found and Cameroon, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanishi92228/
Wanisih9283/
Waneisi9278/
Wanisai921/
Waneissi8668/
Wangissi861/
Wanaisie861/
Banisi83917/
Vanisi83140/
Wanisa8362/
Wenisi8344/
Wanusi8332/
Wanesi8327/
Wanigi8317/
Wanise8311/
Wonisi832/
Wanici831/
Banissi77676/
Vainisi7794/
Waneasi7784/
Wanishe7721/
Wannisa7717/
Banishi7713/
Wanisse7710/
Waniseh7710/
Wenisai779/
Wanissa778/
Banaisi777/
Wangise776/
Banisai774/
Banisoi773/
Wanichi772/
Wainizi771/
Weinisi771/
Wanijai771/
Vanishi771/
Wanizes771/
Wanicie771/
Wainisa771/
Vaneisi771/
Banisie771/
Wonishi771/
Wanigia771/
Weanisa771/
Wenishi771/
Wanniji771/
Wagnise770/
Wainise770/
Wanitset7118/
Vangisai719/
Wannessi715/
Wanichai713/
Wangisse712/
Wanaisha711/
Banishai711/
Banaisih711/
Vanaisih711/
Bannaisi711/
Wanishet711/
Wangiseh711/
Banaissi711/
Bahnishi711/
Wainissa711/
Banici67140/
Banise67120/
Vanisa6792/
Vanesi6763/
Wanitchai6749/
Vanise6739/
Banigi6739/
Venisi6733/
Banizi6731/
Bonisi6726/
Wenusi6711/
Wanige6710/
Wanesa679/
Waniza677/
Wonigi676/
Wonnisieh676/
Vahanissi674/
Vonisi674/
Wanegi673/
Wanice673/
Vanici672/
Wanjji672/
Wanesy671/
Wanese671/
Wonici671/
Vanigi671/
Wanuzi671/
Vașnischi671/
Waneji671/
Waneci671/
Waynishet671/
Wanuse670/

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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 Wanisi
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