Wanum Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

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

Wanum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanum (31) may also be a first name.

Wanum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanum (Oriya: ୱାନୁମ) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Wanum are found; 82 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 82 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wanum is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Wanum is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 40 percent are found, East Sepik, where 25 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanume911,421/
Wannum9118/
Wanoum913/
Wainum912/
Waynum912/
Watnum912/
Wasnum910/
Wahnum910/
Wannume8335/
Wangnum8319/
Wanuume832/
Waingum832/
Wagnoum832/
Hwaynum831/
Hwannum831/
Whainum831/
Watnoum831/
Wanumme831/
Vanum804,936/
Wenum80206/
Wanom80158/
Wanun80122/
Banum8099/
Wonum8021/
Uanum801/
Wangnoum771/
Bainum73444/
Baynum73336/
Wognum73233/
Wannun73137/
Beanum73130/
Weenum7389/
Weinum7376/
Wonnum7374/
Vanuum7351/
Banoum7345/
Hwanom7336/
Wanaun7335/
Vannum7329/
Vanume7329/
Wanune7319/
Vaanum7314/
Wosnum738/
Wanoun738/
Bannum732/
Vatnum732/
Wannom731/
Vanaum731/
Banaum731/
Huanum731/
Baunum731/
Banuim731/
Wahnom731/
Vaynum731/
Vanoum731/
Vangum731/
Wanhun730/
Vanhum730/
Baneum730/
Wenhum730/
Wongnum6789/
Wanhoem6739/
Wannune6735/
Wongoum6727/
Wahanom6724/
Hwannun6715/
Wahnoun6711/
Wasnund677/
Wahnung677/
Wongaum675/
Whanhom674/
Wannaun674/
Hwanhom673/
Wagnoun672/
Wangaun671/
Banhoum671/
Wanusen671/
Woosnum671/
Wonhume671/
Wanunne671/
Wangoun671/
Wangnun671/
Whannun671/
Vanhoum671/
Wanhoun671/
Vanhume670/

Wanum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wanum in the Oriya language
ୱାନୁମwanuma80
ୱାନୁମ୍wanum20

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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 Wanum
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