Wanos Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Wanos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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

The last name Wanos is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential 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 commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Wanos occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Wanos are found; 56 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Wanos is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 50 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 25 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.

Wanos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wanos has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanous91493/
Wannos9112/
Watnos913/
Wangos913/
Wagnos912/
Wanose911/
Wanoos911/
Wannous83290/
Waunous8310/
Wannoss830/
Wannots830/
Wagnost830/
Banos807,978/
Wanas806,150/
Vanos80785/
Wanus8083/
Wenos8058/
Wonos8013/
Wanús801/
Wanoc801/
Wanox801/
Wangnoss774/
Wanousse771/
Banhos731,181/
Vanoss73592/
Baynos73525/
Wannas73480/
Vanous73444/
Wanass73287/
Banous73110/
Vangos7394/
Vanose7375/
Vanost7348/
Wanasz7347/
Bannos7341/
Wanase7324/
Bainos7323/
Wainas7323/
Banosh7315/
Banois7313/
Wonose7313/
Wenosz738/
Wanaus737/
Vainos737/
Wanush736/
Waneus735/
Wannus734/
Whonos734/
Wainus734/
Vaynos733/
Vanhos733/
Wagnas733/
Vannos732/
Wagnus732/
Beanos732/
Vanosh732/
Wonous731/
Uanous731/
Vanois731/
Wanoch731/
Wahnas731/
Wajnas731/
Wainox731/
Wonosh731/
Banños731/
Banosz731/
Baanos731/
Waunas731/
Wanuse730/
Vanoos730/
Watnus730/
Wanousová716/
Waynhouse710/
Vanoost67536/
Vanoise67132/
Vanosch6776/
Banoush6771/
Vanouse6768/
Wanotch6757/
Bahnous6757/
Vaunois6755/
Watnaas6727/
Vanhoes6721/
Wajnoch6718/
Vanhois6715/
Weingos6715/
Vanosse6714/
Wanashe6714/
Wannass6711/
Vanhoos6710/
Banouss6710/
Bahnosh679/
Wanusse678/
Vanhose675/
Wainhus675/
Vanoist674/
Wannousová673/
Wanasse673/
Vanoosh672/
Vanhost672/
Wamhoss672/
Whonose672/
Wannase672/
Banhoos671/
Banhous671/
Wagnast671/
Wenhoss671/
Vanoose671/
Vanosst671/
Vanouss671/
Baynoss671/
Banoosh671/
Vangosh671/
Vanoush671/
Vanhoys670/
Vannoss670/
Beanosh670/
Vanhous670/
Vannoys670/
Wannoch670/
Weahnus670/
Vannois670/
Vannost670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wanos
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