Wanos Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Wanos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Wanos (15) may also be a first name.
Wanos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanos occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanos? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanos is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Wanos live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 44 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Wanos is primarily found in: Morobe, where 50 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 25 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 25 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.
Wanos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wanos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wanos surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Wanos
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