Wanuka Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Wanuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wanuka (13) may also be a first name.

Wanuka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanuka occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanuka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Wanuka are found; 57 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 57 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname Wanuka is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 75 percent are found and Central, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Malawi, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanueka921/
Wanuszka8633/
Wanuke832,239/
Wanika83206/
Wenuka8353/
Wanuqa839/
Wanoka838/
Wanuki835/
Vanuka834/
Uanuka832/
Wanuko831/
Wanikah77156/
Wanukhe77123/
Vanuska7739/
Wainika7711/
Wanuske778/
Waneuko775/
Hwanika775/
Wannika774/
Wonguka773/
Wanikka773/
Bainuka773/
Wenucka773/
Banauka772/
Wanocka771/
Banukka771/
Bahnuka771/
Vanukha771/
Vainuka771/
Vatnuka771/
Wanuike771/
Vanuška771/
Wanguki771/
Waynauskas7518/
Wainauskas7510/
Wachemnuka751/
Wainikka7130/
Wongukha7112/
Wanikhah715/
Wongauka714/
Wanoukou714/
Banaukha711/
Guhanuka711/
Wanouski711/
Vaynukha711/
Vuanuuka711/
Waniko67497/
Wohnoutka67153/
Wainuskis67120/
Wanoko67104/
Venuka67100/
Wanoki6757/
Vanika6756/
Wenika6752/
Wasneuski6725/
Banuca679/
Wainauske678/
Wanica676/
Wainauski676/
Vanauskas674/
Vainauska673/
Vanuko672/
Wanoke672/
Vainouska671/
Vanuushka671/
Wonoka671/
Wonika671/
Banuko671/
Wenuca671/

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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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  • 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 Wanuka
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