Wanisi Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wanisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
Wanisi occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wanisi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanisi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wanisi is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wanisi live; 33 percent live in Oceania Islands and 33 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wanisi is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 57 people.
It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Wanisi is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 50 percent live and Madang, where 50 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 17 percent live.
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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 Wanisi
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