Waani Surname
Approximately 1,227 people bear this surname
Waani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,143 | 1:115,704 | 11,740 |
| Pakistan | 34 | 1:5,254,232 | 33,450 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Waani (322) may also be a first name.
Waani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waani (Marathi: वाणी) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 307,802nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,939,320 people. Waani is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Waani are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 91 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Waani is also the 488,964th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 322 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,143 people, or 1 in 115,704. In Indonesia Waani is most prevalent in: North Sulawesi, where 94 percent reside, Papua, where 2 percent reside and West Java, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 3 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waani in the Marathi language | ||
| वाणी | vani | 57.14 |
| वानी | vani | 42.86 |
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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 Waani
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