Wainwei Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Wainwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wainwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wainwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wainwei is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wainwei? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,255,512th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wainwei live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 99 percent reside and Rivers, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayinwei | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wanwei | 92 | 3 | / |
| Weinwei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanwe | 83 | 173 | / |
| Wanwi | 83 | 101 | / |
| Wasinwet | 80 | 5 | / |
| Waiyonwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wainwoue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanwet | 77 | 610 | / |
| Wenwei | 77 | 39 | / |
| Wainui | 77 | 32 | / |
| Bainwi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Vanwei | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bainwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wanwey | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hwanwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wienwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanhwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wachinwet | 75 | 34 | / |
| Huanwei | 71 | 7 | / |
| Weinwer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wanwest | 71 | 2 | / |
| Winwaai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wannwit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vwanvei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wainwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanhwer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanweij | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanve | 67 | 352 | / |
| Wanwa | 67 | 95 | / |
| Wanue | 67 | 28 | / |
| Winwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vanwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Woinwowe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wamwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wenwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vinwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahainwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woinwoue | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wainwei
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