Wane Surname
Approximately 28,687 people bear this surname
Wane Surname Definition:
= Wain(e, q.v.
Wane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 10,481 | 1:1,391 | 149 |
| Mozambique | 4,944 | 1:5,514 | 1,220 |
| Mauritania | 3,848 | 1:1,064 | 146 |
| Mali | 2,840 | 1:5,975 | 376 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,351 | 1:6,035 | 382 |
| DR Congo | 1,177 | 1:62,769 | 7,445 |
| France | 736 | 1:90,248 | 12,990 |
| Solomon Islands | 502 | 1:1,155 | 49 |
| England | 439 | 1:126,920 | 12,677 |
| United States | 369 | 1:982,274 | 72,839 |
| Thailand | 314 | 1:224,963 | 37,875 |
| India | 204 | 1:3,760,124 | 104,250 |
| Cameroon | 195 | 1:106,508 | 12,495 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Indonesia | 126 | 1:1,049,597 | 76,344 |
| Nigeria | 111 | 1:1,595,881 | 59,722 |
| French Polynesia | 74 | 1:3,795 | 856 |
| South Africa | 59 | 1:918,266 | 58,838 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Ivory Coast | 54 | 1:427,245 | 14,306 |
| Niger | 48 | 1:399,834 | 11,128 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Burkina Faso | 38 | 1:482,950 | 6,794 |
| Haiti | 31 | 1:344,642 | 10,433 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Pakistan | 30 | 1:5,954,796 | 35,971 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 1:1,172,237 | 8,044 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 287 | 1:84,932 | 8,963 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 96 | 1:523,111 | 36,402 |
The alternate forms: Wäne (14) & Wané (2) are calculated separately.
Wane (3,449) may also be a first name.
Wane Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Wain(e, q.v.
Wane is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: mine! Belongs to me (this child...).
Wane is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: mine (Belonging to me).
This name may be the same as Vane, Fane; from the Gael, beagan, little, W. bechan, bychan, Armor, bihan, Corn. vean. compare the Cornish names Vian, Veen.
Robertus Huan, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John Huene, England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Wane Demographics
Average Male Wane Height
171.69 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻥ, Hindi: वाणे, Oriya: ୱାେନ) has its highest incidence in Senegal. It may also appear as a variant: Wäne or Wané. Click here for further possible spellings of Wane.
How Common Is The Last Name Wane? popularity and diffusion
Wane is the 19,169th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 254,037 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Wane live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 121,088th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,449 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is held by 10,481 people, or 1 in 1,391. In Senegal it is mostly found in: Dakar Region, where 38 percent are found, Matam Region, where 16 percent are found and Saint Louis Region, where 14 percent are found. Other than Senegal this surname occurs in 78 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 17 percent are found and Mauritania, where 13 percent are found.
Wane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wane has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 384 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wane Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wane last name are 4.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.61% being registered with the party.
The amount Wane earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.13% less than the national average, earning R 166,044 per year; in United States they earn 2.24% less than the national average, earning $42,184 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.12% less than the national average, earning $44,656 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wane in the Hindi language | ||
| वाणे | vane | - |
| Wane in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାେନ | waena | 96.88 |
| ୱାେ | wae | 3.13 |
| Wane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻥ | wan | 96.25 |
| ﻭﻥ | wn | 2.78 |
| ﻭﻭﻥ | wwn | 0.21 |
| ﻭﻧﻪ | wnh | 0.21 |
| ﺍﻭﻥ | awn | 0.11 |
| ﺍﻭﺍﻥ | awan | 0.11 |
| ﻭﺍﻧﻲ | wany | 0.11 |
| ﻭﺍﻧﻪ | wanh | 0.11 |
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