Vaňa Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Vaňa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaňa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1481:71,84812,077
Slovakia881:60,64111,716

The alternate forms: Vana (23,544), Váňa (2,880), Vaña (77), Vańa (2), Vána (11) & Vană (2) are calculated separately.

Vaňa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vaňa occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Vana, Váňa, Vaña, Vańa, Vána or Vană. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaňa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,058,336th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vaňa live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Vaňa is most numerous in Czechia, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 71,848. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Central Bohemian Region, where 44 percent live, Liberec Region, where 40 percent live and Olomouc Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from Czechia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 37 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vana9223,544/
Váňa922,880/
Vaña9277/
Vańa922/
Vána8311/
Vană832/
Vaňo751,183/
Gaňa75509/
Vanga6726,407/
Aa6715,654/
Vanna674,526/
Vanay672,586/
Vaina672,113/
Vajna671,092/
Vanas67819/
Vanat67761/
Vanea67397/
Vauna67355/
Vanaa67326/
Vaana67315/
Veana67303/
Vanad67236/
Vanau67202/
Vasna67102/
Vanap67101/
Vanaz6794/
Vanah6771/
Vanai6768/
Vanaj6754/
Vuana6747/
Vatna6747/
Vanđa6738/
Vagna6735/
Vayna6735/
Vaano6714/
Vanoa679/
Veaña677/
Vhana676/
Vonaa676/
Vamna674/
Vanța672/
Vaëna672/
Vwana672/
Vahna672/
Vamha671/
Hvana671/
Vaìna671/
Vaïna671/
Vañas671/

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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 Vaňa
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