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

Wanum (Oriya: ୱାନୁମ) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wanum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanum is the 3,432,070th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is primarily found 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 commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 31 people.

Wanum is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Wanum is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 40 percent live, East Sepik, where 25 percent live and Western Highlands, where 20 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and The Netherlands, where 15 percent live.

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