Waane Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Waane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 60 | 1:882,360 | 43,917 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Waane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waane occurs most in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waane? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,152,526th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Waane live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Waane is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 882,360. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 85 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 7 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Waane
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