Wahene Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Wahene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 39 | 1:104,996 | 6,429 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
Wahene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahene Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wahene (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻫﻦ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahene? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,944,094th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Wahene are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
It is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 104,996. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 49 percent reside, Adrar Region, where 44 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahenne | 92 | 13 | / |
| Wahener | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wahenge | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waene | 91 | 32 | / |
| Waheni | 83 | 223 | / |
| Wahine | 83 | 11 | / |
| Waenes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waegne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waegner | 77 | 245 | / |
| Waehner | 77 | 203 | / |
| Wahenna | 77 | 42 | / |
| Wahaeni | 77 | 27 | / |
| Wahinne | 77 | 2 | / |
| Baheine | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waennet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woheune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wheunne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waennie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waeynes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Uaene | 73 | 6,798 | / |
| Waeni | 73 | 2,586 | / |
| Waeny | 73 | 67 | / |
| Vaene | 73 | 13 | / |
| Woene | 73 | 7 | / |
| Weune | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waegneer | 71 | 43 | / |
| Wuaijene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahahene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wahenich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whaegney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Baheni | 67 | 290 | / |
| Wahini | 67 | 193 | / |
| Vahine | 67 | 189 | / |
| Baehne | 67 | 83 | / |
| Uaiene | 67 | 46 | / |
| Woener | 67 | 14 | / |
| Woenne | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wauine | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weaine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waenid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waenih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waenip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaeney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woenee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woenea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waenai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baeney | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weaueness | 67 | 0 | / |
| Baheny | 67 | 0 | / |
Wahene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wahene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻫﻦ | wahn | 78.57 |
| ﻭﻫﻦ | whn | 14.29 |
| ﻭﺍﻫﻨﻪ | wahnh | 7.14 |
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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 Wahene
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