Vanessa Surname

71,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Vanessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad3,1771:4,278686
Brazil6871:311,60712,006
Indonesia5571:237,43121,892
United States5001:724,91856,977
Portugal4721:22,0731,514
France2061:322,44048,940
Kenya1321:349,84820,694
Australia1231:219,47721,009
New Zealand991:45,7417,523
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Singapore601:91,7953,674
England521:1,071,50151,923
Cameroon511:407,23734,925
Angola491:550,8002,323
Guatemala471:342,1844,711
Italy431:1,422,24979,532
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
China241:56,971,7323,099
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
India91:85,229,487684,495
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Panama41:978,06412,245
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Macau21:300,8151,009
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

The alternate forms: Vanêssa (3) are calculated separately.

Vanessa (1,345,846) may also be a first name.

Vanessa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vanessa (Arabic: آنيسا, Hindi: वैनेसा, Marathi: वनेसा) is more frequently found in Chad than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Vanêssa. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanessa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vanessa is the 71,350th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,052,961 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Vanessa live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 579th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 1,345,846 people.

Vanessa is most frequently held in Chad, where it is borne by 3,177 people, or 1 in 4,278. Apart from Chad this last name is found in 98 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Vanessa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Vanessa last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vanessa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 13.7% more than the national average, earning $25,811,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 34.31% less than the national average, earning $28,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning $53,905 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanêssa953/
Vannessa9336/
Vanaessa931/
Vhanessa931/
Vaneessa931/
Vanessas931/
Vaniessa931/
Vaneissa930/
Vanesa92408/
Vannessah882/
Vaneissha881/
Vanesse861,221/
Venessa86118/
Wanessa8691/
Vanassa8630/
Vannesa8626/
Vanessi8621/
Vanissa8621/
Vanesso8620/
Vanezsa8613/
Vanesha8611/
Vaneesa865/
Banessa864/
Vonessa863/
Uanessa862/
Vanetsa861/
Vanessy861/
Vanesas861/
Vaneisay8092/
Fangessa8071/
Vannesse8058/
Vanesser8025/
Fainessa807/
Vaneisah804/
Vannessy803/
Venessah803/
Bannessa801/
Vannassa801/
Vaneesha801/
Vahneisa801/
Veannesa801/
Baynessa801/
Vaniesha801/
Vanissas801/
Vauniesa801/
Baniessa801/
Banesa77837/
Vanisa7792/
Fanesa7757/
Venesa7750/
Vanese7739/
Vaneza7727/
Vanasa7722/
Wanesa779/
Vaneso779/
Vanosa771/
Vanesy770/
Vanessche7598/
Vounessea758/
Vangesseh751/
Vannassau751/
Banissa711,059/
Bonessa71236/
Vanhessche71221/
Wanesse71210/
Vanesiy71187/
Vanhese71139/
Banessy7190/
Vanisah7182/
Fanesha7182/
Baneasa7180/
Hwanesa7148/
Vahaneisay7146/
Banessi7145/
Phanesa7130/
Vanisha7130/
Vanesio7126/
Bhanesa7126/
Vanecha7121/
Venossa7117/
Banesse7115/
Fenessa7114/
Vanasha7113/
Fanissa7113/
Vannessche7113/
Vannisa7110/
Vanasai719/
Venissa718/
Wanissa718/
Vanetsi718/
Wanesah717/
Vanecia717/
Vonesai716/
Vonesha716/
Banesia716/
Vanisay716/
Vangese715/
Vangisa715/
Venesha715/
Bangesa715/
Vonesse714/
Vanasau714/
Banesha713/
Bannesa713/
Vaneise713/
Venassa713/
Vaneshi712/
Wanesha712/
Bahnesa712/
Fannesa712/
Fanassa712/
Banesas712/
Voinesa711/
Uaneesa711/
Uanissa711/
Vaneese711/
Veniesa711/
Vannese711/
Wanassa711/
Vanisse711/
Vanasah711/
Vanasaj711/
Vanasea711/
Vatnisa711/
Vonossa711/
Baniesa711/
Wenessa711/
Venesah711/
Vannasa711/
Vaneisi711/
Veneusa711/
Vanneza710/
Faneesa710/
Waneissi6768/
Banaissa6759/
Vanesche6737/
Wanessou6732/
Bangesha6722/
Vonnessi6718/
Vanheessche6717/
Vanheise6713/
Banhesse6711/
Bognessa6710/
Vangisai679/
Vannasai676/
Wannessi675/
Vainasha674/
Banesaad674/
Baneisah673/
Veneesha673/
Waynesha673/
Baneisha673/
Vannisse673/
Waenesai673/
Faniesha672/
Vannisha672/
Phaneisa672/
Vanheese672/
Vongesse672/
Vanisaya671/
Phanesap671/
Faynesha671/
Faneesha671/
Banesaph671/
Baneshah671/
Bainesai671/
Vanesich671/
Vanesych671/
Vanheuse671/
Vanishad671/
Vanneese671/
Vaneicia671/
Vanoisha671/
Vanoshah671/
Vasnetso671/
Phanesas671/
Vannasay671/
Vanyhsse671/
Vannisah671/
Vanescio671/
Wainissa671/
Wounessa671/
Baneasia671/
Bannissa671/
Wangesha671/
Wannesse671/
Vaneciah671/
Wannassa671/
Vanisses671/
Vounissa671/
Wannesia671/
Vonnesha670/
Veneisha670/
Vanhease670/
Vanetcha670/
Vanisset670/

Vanessa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vanessa in the Hindi language
वैनेसाvainesa50
वनॅसाvanesa50
Vanessa in the Marathi language
वनेसाvanesa25.81
वेनेसाvenesa25.81
वनेvane19.35
िवन्सटivansata6.45
वनीशाvanisa3.23
बनेसाbanesa3.23
हनेसाhanesa3.23
वनेशाvanesa3.23
वेनेसvenesa3.23
वनीसाvanisa3.23
वॅनेसाvenesa3.23
Vanessa in the Arabic language
آنيساanysa-
فانيسياfanysya-
فانيّساfanysa-
فينيساfynysa-
فانيسّاfanysa-
فانيسَّاfanysaa-
انيساanysa-
فنيسّاfnysa-
فنيساfnysa-
فانيساfanysa-

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