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
The last name Wanisi is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanisi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Wanisi occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Wanisi live; 33 percent live in Oceania Islands and 33 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,308,380th most widespread given name on earth, held by 57 people.
This last name 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 it is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 50 percent reside and Madang, where 50 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea Wanisi occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 17 percent reside and Cameroon, where 17 percent reside.
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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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