Wanock Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wanock Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda711:549,84930,277
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wanock (12) may also be a first name.

Wanock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanock is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanock? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wanock is the 2,220,661st most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wanock reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wanock is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 549,849. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kiryandongo District, where 34 percent reside, Masindi District, where 30 percent reside and Hoima District, where 11 percent reside. Beside Uganda Wanock is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Wanock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wanock has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wanock last name contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasnock92125/
Wannock924/
Waynock922/
Waenock921/
Wanoick920/
Wanok912,567/
Wanoc911/
Wausnock8631/
Whannock864/
Waisnock860/
Wannok83391/
Wainok8390/
Wanack8327/
Wanoik837/
Wanoke832/
Wonock830/
Wenock830/
Wangoic77203/
Wannack77107/
Vanouck7713/
Wosnock7711/
Baunock7710/
Baynock779/
Weannok772/
Vanoyck772/
Vanhock772/
Wanacke771/
Wangokh771/
Vwamnok771/
Wangook771/
Weinock770/
Wasnack770/
Waynack770/
Wamnack770/
Vannock770/
Wainack770/
Wonok73425/
Wanak73135/
Vanoc7380/
Wenoc7329/
Vanok7316/
Wenok7310/
Whonnock7125/
Vanhouck7118/
Vanoycke712/
Vanhocke712/
Whangnok711/
Vanoucke711/
Vanhoock711/
Watnoske711/
Wanoková711/
Wuannack710/
Bajnok671,031/
Wannak67386/
Wainak6782/
Wasnak6765/
Wanaks6735/
Wonack6732/
Wanake6729/
Wagnak6710/
Wasnac677/
Vangok674/
Wotnok674/
Vanokh674/
Vanoke674/
Wannac673/
Vanhok673/
Wonoke672/
Banhoc672/
Vanook672/
Hwanak671/
Wamnak671/
Wonnok671/
Wenack671/
Vannhouck671/
Vanosk671/
Waynak671/
Banuoc670/
Vanack670/

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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 Wanock
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