Wahena Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Wahena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania651:62,9984,372
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
New Caledonia421:6,5771,478
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahenna9242/
Wahegna922/
Wahenat921/
Waena91125/
Wehena8368/
Vahena8359/
Wahina8324/
Waeina836/
Waheno834/
Waenai831/
Wahengo77134/
Waaenah7713/
Baahena775/
Waenaha772/
Baheana772/
Wahinah771/
Wohenna771/
Wahinna771/
Bahaena771/
Vaena73298/
Waeno7382/
Woena737/
Weuna731/
Wahyinah7112/
Wahihnah716/
Waenoh6760/
Vaeena6753/
Baheno6749/
Vaenga6741/
Vahina678/
Wuiena675/
Woegna675/
Wauina672/
Baehna672/
Weenah672/
Woenea671/
Woenha671/
Wehina671/
Vaheno671/
Waenop671/
Wahaayina671/

Wahena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahena in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﻫﻦwahn72.73
ﻭﺍﻫﻨﻪwahnh18.18
ﻫﻨﻪhnh4.55
ﻭﻫﻦwhn4.55

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wahena
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