Wanu Surname
Approximately 1,438 people bear this surname
Wanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 490 | 1:58,124 | 1,619 |
| Papua New Guinea | 305 | 1:26,733 | 3,001 |
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| Indonesia | 194 | 1:681,697 | 53,131 |
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Wanu (4,904) may also be a first name.
Wanu Demographics
Average Wanu Salary in
United States
$40,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanu (Oriya: ୱାନୁ) is more commonly found in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wanu is the 271,034th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,067,834 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Wanu reside; 37 percent reside in South Asia and 37 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Wanu is also the 97,366th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,904 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nepal, where it is carried by 490 people, or 1 in 58,124. In Nepal Wanu is most numerous in: Bagmati, where 64 percent live, Lumbini, where 13 percent live and Koshi, where 8 percent live. Apart from Nepal this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 16 percent live.
Wanu Last Name Statistics demography
Wanu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wanu in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାନୁ | wanu | 95.24 |
| ୱାଣୁ | wanu | 2.38 |
| ୱଣୁ | wanu | 2.38 |
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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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- 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 Wanu
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