Vaname Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Vaname Surname Definition:

(New York); Of Namen or Namur. Vandenburgh, Of the burgh. (variant: van den Burg.) Vandenhoek, Of the corner. Vanderbilt, Of the Bildt. Vanderpoel, Of the marsh. Vanderheyden, Of the heath, or Of ter Heide. Vander- werken, Of the Werken. Vandewater, Of the water.

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Vaname Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea861:94,81112,690
India281:27,395,192354,286
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Vaname (16) may also be a first name.

Vaname Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(New York); Of Namen or Namur. Vandenburgh, Of the burgh. (variant: van den Burg.) Vandenhoek, Of the corner. Vanderbilt, Of the Bildt. Vanderpoel, Of the marsh. Vanderheyden, Of the heath, or Of ter Heide. Vander- werken, Of the Werken. Vandewater, Of the water. Van- gelder, Of Gelderland. Vanness and Vannest, the same as van Nes, q. v. Vanolinda, Van der linden, Of the lime-trees. In Holland, the above prefixes are very rarely joined to the name.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Vaname Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vaname Come From? nationality or country of origin

Vaname (Marathi: वनामे) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaname? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,658,108th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. Vaname is mostly found in Oceania, where 72 percent of Vaname are found; 72 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 72 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name Vaname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 94,811. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Central, where 67 percent are found, National Capital District, where 21 percent are found and East New Britain, where 6 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Vaname Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vaname has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vaname last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanname92377/
Vanamee9221/
Vanhame922/
Vanamei922/
Vhaname921/
Vanamer921/
Vanamed921/
Vauname920/
Vanam9115,502/
Vanhamme861,587/
Vannahme8648/
Vannamee8645/
Vainamäe8615/
Vanamets861/
Vannames860/
Vanhamer860/
Vannamme860/
Vannamer860/
Vanama834,335/
Vannam831,752/
Vanham83757/
Vangam83295/
Waname83130/
Baname8336/
Vanami8329/
Vaneme8314/
Faname8313/
Vaanam8311/
Vainam8310/
Vanamm839/
Vajnam838/
Vanamd836/
Vanaam833/
Vanime833/
Vanamy831/
Vanaum831/
Vamnam831/
Vagnam831/
Vanhammer803/
Vanamma77569/
Banamea77123/
Vanamaa77122/
Baaname7772/
Bainame7755/
Vuanama7748/
Banaume7741/
Phaname7735/
Bangame7729/
Wainame7717/
Vhaunam7716/
Banameh7714/
Vannama7713/
Vanomme7711/
Banamer7711/
Fanname779/
Banamet777/
Vanhamm776/
Vahanam775/
Bhaname775/
Fanamme775/
Vaannam774/
Wanaime774/
Banhame773/
Vonahme773/
Wanamee773/
Wanamei773/
Vanamai773/
Vanhome772/
Vannamm772/
Vanamit771/
Mpaname771/
Banamed771/
Vanhaam771/
Vanhahm771/
Vannaam771/
Vannham771/
Vanaama771/
Vanamay771/
Vaaneme771/
Fagname771/
Vaignam771/
Vatnaim771/
Banamie771/
Vanngam771/
Vangami771/
Fangame771/
Vonhame770/
Fanhame770/
Banam73960/
Wanam73615/
Vonam7345/
Vanom7318/
Uanam734/
Vonnahme71920/
Vannamma71169/
Vainomäe7165/
Vanhamaa7141/
Phangame7119/
Vagnoume718/
Vanhemme718/
Vanajami717/
Banamejd716/
Bannamee714/
Bainamee713/
Vanhomer713/
Wainaeme713/
Vanajama713/
Vanamoyz712/
Vanommer712/
Bainaime712/
Vangamoi712/
Banameed711/
Vonnhame711/
Voonahme711/
Vangamai711/
Vanhimme711/
Vanamois711/
Banhamed711/
Vanamaid711/
Vanaimay711/
Vanijami711/
Bhanameh711/
Beauname711/
Banaimeh711/
Phanname711/
Vanasmai711/
Voungame711/
Banham674,310/
Wanami672,328/
Fanami67820/
Banama67377/
Fanama67231/
Wanama67228/
Vanajamma67177/
Wainam67165/
Wanham67162/
Bainam67160/
Wannam67151/
Wanaim67137/
Boname67101/
Bannam6791/
Banami6787/
Waneme6757/
Faneme6742/
Banome6736/
Baynam6729/
Baanam6722/
Fanamy6720/
Veneme6718/
Woname6713/
Vonnam6710/
Banaim679/
Vainomees679/
Vonham677/
Beanam675/
Banaam674/
Vanhom673/
Baunam673/
Wagnam673/
Wajnam672/
Huanam671/
Banahm671/
Banamm671/
Wamnam671/
Wanasm671/
Waynam671/
Vangom671/
Vanoum671/
Banajm671/
Wanamy671/
Vamham671/
Uhanam671/
Wanime671/
Wanome671/
Banaum671/
Foname671/
Uanama671/
Vanemi671/
Wename671/
Banaym671/
Whanam670/

Vaname Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vaname in the Marathi language
वनामेvaname95
वानामेvaname5

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