Waune Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Waune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
Waune (39) may also be a first name.
Waune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waune Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waune is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Waune.
How Common Is The Last Name Waune? popularity and diffusion
Waune is the 2,746,821st most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Waune reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 100 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Waune is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 39 people.
This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 214,572. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 50 percent are found, East Sepik, where 37 percent are found and Chimbu, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Waune
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