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
The last name Wahena (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻫﻦ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered 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 held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Wahena are found; 57 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 43 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Wahena is also the 1,162,016th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 70 people.
The surname Wahena is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 62,998. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 37 percent are found, Tiris Zemmour Region, where 29 percent are found and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 25 percent are found. Besides Mauritania Wahena is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 28 percent are found and New Caledonia, where 28 percent are found.
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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- 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 Wahena
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