Vanima Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Vanima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Vanima (63) may also be a first name.
Vanima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vanima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vanima (Hindi: वनिमा, Marathi: वनीमा) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Vanima.
How Common Is The Last Name Vanima? popularity and diffusion
Vanima is the 2,876,555th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Vanima are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,234,572nd most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 63 people.
The last name Vanima is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 100 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 24 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vanima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vanima in the Marathi language | ||
| वनीमा | vanima | 57.14 |
| अिमत | aimata | 14.29 |
| वािनमा | vainama | 14.29 |
| वाणीमा | vanima | 14.29 |
| Vanima in the Hindi language | ||
| वनिमा | vanima | 50 |
| वनीमा | vanima | 37.5 |
| वाणिमा | vanima | 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 Vanima
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