Wafana Surname
Approximately 501 people bear this surname
Wafana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 382 | 1:102,197 | 10,211 |
| Zimbabwe | 69 | 1:223,743 | 25,019 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wafana (62) may also be a first name.
Wafana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wafana is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 615,220th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 14,546,000 people. The surname Wafana is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wafana live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 62 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 382 people, or 1 in 102,197. In Uganda Wafana is mostly concentrated in: Mbale District, where 53 percent live, Sironko District, where 13 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wafaana | 92 | 14 | / |
| Wafangay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bafana | 83 | 4,575 | / |
| Vafana | 83 | 303 | / |
| Wafena | 83 | 41 | / |
| Wafani | 83 | 25 | / |
| Wofana | 83 | 15 | / |
| Wafané | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wafona | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wafane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waifanaia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waifane | 77 | 23 | / |
| Baffana | 77 | 12 | / |
| Bafanna | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wayfane | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wahfani | 77 | 8 | / |
| Baafana | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bafaana | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bafanaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Baifana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beafana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wafango | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wafaino | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vafanat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Washfani | 71 | 10 | / |
| Watphana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bofana | 67 | 694 | / |
| Bafane | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vafani | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bafona | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vafany | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wefena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wofena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafeno | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wafana
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