Wahena Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Wahena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 65 | 1:62,998 | 4,372 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| New Caledonia | 42 | 1:6,577 | 1,478 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wahena (70) may also be a first name.
Wahena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wahena (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻫﻦ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Wahena click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahena? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,434,893rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname Wahena occurs mostly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Wahena live; 57 percent live in Oceania Islands and 43 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 70 people.
The last name Wahena is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 62,998. In Mauritania Wahena is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 37 percent reside, Tiris Zemmour Region, where 29 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 25 percent reside. Besides Mauritania Wahena exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 28 percent reside and New Caledonia, where 28 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahenna | 92 | 42 | / |
| Wahegna | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wahenat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waena | 91 | 125 | / |
| Wehena | 83 | 68 | / |
| Vahena | 83 | 59 | / |
| Wahina | 83 | 24 | / |
| Waeina | 83 | 6 | / |
| Waheno | 83 | 4 | / |
| Waenai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wahengo | 77 | 134 | / |
| Waaenah | 77 | 13 | / |
| Baahena | 77 | 5 | / |
| Waenaha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Baheana | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wahinah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wohenna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahinna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bahaena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaena | 73 | 298 | / |
| Waeno | 73 | 82 | / |
| Woena | 73 | 7 | / |
| Weuna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahyinah | 71 | 12 | / |
| Wahihnah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Waenoh | 67 | 60 | / |
| Vaeena | 67 | 53 | / |
| Baheno | 67 | 49 | / |
| Vaenga | 67 | 41 | / |
| Vahina | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wuiena | 67 | 5 | / |
| Woegna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wauina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baehna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weenah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woenea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaheno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waenop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahaayina | 67 | 1 | / |
Wahena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wahena in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻫﻦ | wahn | 72.73 |
| ﻭﺍﻫﻨﻪ | wahnh | 18.18 |
| ﻫﻨﻪ | hnh | 4.55 |
| ﻭﻫﻦ | whn | 4.55 |
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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 Wahena
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