Wanison Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Wanison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Wanison (91) may also be a first name.

Wanison Last Name Facts

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

Wanison has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanison? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wanison is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Wanison occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Wanison live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wanison is also the 998,282nd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 91 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 100 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and Thailand, where 33 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Wanison
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