Vahana Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Vahana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Vahana (76) may also be a first name.
Vahana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vahana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vahana (Hindi: वहना, Marathi: वाहना) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vahana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,017,195th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Vahana reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,107,702nd most common forename at a global level, borne by 76 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India Vahana is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 33 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 19 percent are found and Karnataka, where 14 percent are found. Excluding India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 48 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vahana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vahana in the Hindi language | ||
| वहना | vahana | 58.82 |
| वहाना | vahana | 23.53 |
| वाहना | vahana | 11.76 |
| वाहाना | vahana | 5.88 |
| Vahana in the Marathi language | ||
| वाहना | vahana | 50 |
| वहना | vahana | 25 |
| वाहन्या | vahan'ya | 12.5 |
| वहाना | vahana | 12.5 |
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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 Vahana
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