Wanung Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

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

Wanung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia751:1,763,323114,023
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132

Wanung (20) may also be a first name.

Wanung Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanung is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Wanung click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanung? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wanung is the 1,907,068th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. Wanung is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Wanung live; 79 percent live in Southeast Asia and 79 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 1,763,323. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 92 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 5 percent reside and East Kalimantan, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahnung927/
Wanhung922/
Banung83180/
Wanong8358/
Vanung834/
Wannong7727/
Vanhung7725/
Wanhing7710/
Baanung771/
Banaung771/
Wanunke771/
Vannhung713/
Vanhoung712/
Wanhoong711/
Bonung6744/
Wonong679/
Vanuiting673/
Wanonk673/
Vanunc672/
Banhunk6217/
Huanong6210/
Weinong627/
Banunck622/
Boonung621/
Bonoung621/
Beinung621/
Bounoung57548/
Boonnung575/
Huannong572/
Booneung572/
Boonneung534/
Bounheung531/
Boonnaung531/

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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 Wanung
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