Wafawanaka Surname

376,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Wafawanaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wafawanaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe9281:16,6362,434
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Wafawanaka (99) may also be a first name.

Wafawanaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wafawanaka occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wafawanaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wafawanaka is the 376,758th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,679,184 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wafawanaka reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Wafawanaka is also the 951,070th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 99 people.

It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 928 people, or 1 in 16,636. In Zimbabwe Wafawanaka is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 33 percent are found, Harare Province, where 14 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wafanaka891/
Wafinaka781/
Wifanka711/
Wafunawaki702/
Wafunaku678/
Wafunika671/

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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
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  • 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 Wafawanaka
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