Wanwo Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Wanwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wanwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanwo is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanwo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Wanwo reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Wanwo is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Wanwo is most frequent in: Chimbu, where 60 percent live, West Sepik, where 20 percent live and Western Highlands, where 20 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Wanwo occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 30 percent live and Liberia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanwou | 91 | 43 | / |
| Wanwuo | 91 | 6 | / |
| Wainwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wannwoo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wainwou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanvo | 80 | 393 | / |
| Wanwa | 80 | 95 | / |
| Wanuo | 80 | 26 | / |
| Wonwo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wamwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wainwood | 77 | 10 | / |
| Hwanhwoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whanvo | 73 | 75 | / |
| Wanbou | 73 | 34 | / |
| Wanvou | 73 | 30 | / |
| Wanmbo | 73 | 24 | / |
| Vanwoy | 73 | 16 | / |
| Wanvoh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wonwot | 73 | 7 | / |
| Whanuo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Banwoh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Whanbo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wanwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wainbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Banwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wonwoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wannbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waunwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whanvoh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Woinwou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vanwout | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wainmbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weanwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanmbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanmboi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wanwo
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