Waniso Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

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

Waniso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waniso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Waniso (62) may also be a first name.

Waniso Last Name Facts

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

Waniso occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Waniso.

How Common Is The Last Name Waniso? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Waniso are found; 58 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 58 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,246,114th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 62 people.

The last name Waniso is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea Waniso is most common in: East Sepik, where 100 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 41 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanisio921/
Wanioso921/
Wanniso920/
Wanissou8628/
Wannisso861/
Wanisa8362/
Vaniso8345/
Baniso8327/
Wanijo8312/
Wanizo834/
Waneso831/
Wanyso831/
Wenisso7758/
Wanisah7729/
Banisio7725/
Wannisa7717/
Banisho7714/
Banisso7711/
Wanijas7711/
Wanissa778/
Banisoi773/
Weanisa771/
Wanidjo771/
Wanyoso771/
Wainisa771/
Vanisio771/
Wanneso771/
Banisoh771/
Wenisoh771/
Wannico771/
Vanisgo770/
Wanitcho71103/
Wanessou7132/
Wanitsat7112/
Wangisha715/
Wainisau711/
Wainissa711/
Wanaisha711/
Wangnisa711/
Banisa67412/
Vanisa6792/
Baneso6744/
Boniso6728/
Vaneso679/
Wanesa679/
Bañiso678/
Waniza677/
Vanico675/
Wanusa675/
Weneso671/
Vanijo671/
Veniso671/
Banizo671/

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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 Waniso
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