Vakanawa Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Vakanawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
Vakanawa (49) may also be a first name.
Vakanawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vakanawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vakanawa is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakanawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Vakanawa reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 49 people.
Vakanawa is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon Vakanawa is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 94 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Fiji, where 35 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vakanova | 75 | 53 | / |
| Vaconawa | 75 | 20 | / |
| Bacanawa | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bakanava | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phakkanawat | 74 | 1 | / |
| Vaskanova | 71 | 28 | / |
| Vakhanova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vacanabai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Baikanowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baaconawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phakkhanawat | 70 | 4 | / |
| Vayskanova | 67 | 37 | / |
| Vacanabhai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vaykhanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakhaneeva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Vakanawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis