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 carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Wayano click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayano? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wayano is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname 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 frequently used forename in the world, borne by 4 people.
Wayano is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Wayano is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Wayano occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.
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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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