Wayano Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wayano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wayano (4) may also be a first name.
Wayano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wayano is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayano? popularity and diffusion
Wayano is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Wayano reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wayano is also the 6,192,526th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 4 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 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 Wayano
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