Wariwari Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Wariwari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wariwari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Wariwari (15) may also be a first name.

Wariwari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wariwari is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wariwari? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Wariwari live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wariwari is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

The surname Wariwari is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea Wariwari is primarily concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 55 percent live, Northern, where 32 percent live and Bougainville, where 5 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baribari75127/
Wareware7522/
Variwara7519/
Waruware751/
Varivari751/
Varibari751/
Boriwari751/
Barivare638/
Baribori632/
Barevoiri5910/
Warevaira595/
Barrivare591/
Waerjuary591/
Varaaivara561/
Boribori50133/
Werewere508/
Barebare505/
Barevare504/
Veriveri502/
Barivore501/

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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 Wariwari
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