Wafwana Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Wafwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wafwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wafwana is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Wafwana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafwana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Wafwana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wafwana live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda Wafwana is mostly found in: Mbale District, where 58 percent live, Bulambuli District, where 29 percent live and Manafwa District, where 8 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 7 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wafana | 92 | 501 | / |
| Wafuana | 86 | 160 | / |
| Wafiana | 86 | 20 | / |
| Wafaana | 86 | 14 | / |
| Bafwana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wafan | 83 | 33 | / |
| Wafna | 83 | 5 | / |
| Waifan | 77 | 41 | / |
| Wafena | 77 | 41 | / |
| Wafian | 77 | 33 | / |
| Wafani | 77 | 25 | / |
| Wofana | 77 | 15 | / |
| Wafuna | 77 | 14 | / |
| Wafina | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wayfan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wavana | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wafané | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wafain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wafane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wafona | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waafan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waphawana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waifanaia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wafn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bafuana | 71 | 280 | / |
| Wabwona | 71 | 24 | / |
| Waifane | 71 | 23 | / |
| Wafiyan | 71 | 22 | / |
| Wayfane | 71 | 12 | / |
| Wahfani | 71 | 8 | / |
| Waifain | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wabwani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wafaino | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waffina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waivana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wai Fan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waifian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waifuan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wafaeen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wafin | 67 | 131 | / |
| Wufan | 67 | 100 | / |
| Wafun | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wafon | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wavan | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wiaafian | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wefan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wafen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baibwana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wayifane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wofan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wayoufan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Babwanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Babwanah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waphawan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafaeian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafanwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouafain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiphawan | 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
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- 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 Wafwana
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